Boxworth

Also known as Boxworth, Cambridgeshire

Boxworth is a village in South Cambridgeshire, situated about eight miles to the north-west of Cambridge. It falls under the Papworth Everard and Caxton ward and lies within the diocese of Ely. The village covers an area of 1,053 ha. (2,602 a.) Boxworth is a relatively small village, with around 100 houses.

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Place details

Locality: South Cambridgeshire
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Boxworth
UK place.static_image_name: Boxworth, St Peter - geograph.org.uk - 3275.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St Peter's Church
UK place.population: 218
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.shire_district: South Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: South Cambridgeshire
UK place.post_town: CAMBRIDGE
UK place.postcode_district: CB23
UK place.postcode_area: CB
UK place.dial_code: 01954
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL348642

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Wikidata facts

Population: 187
Image: Boxworth, St Peter - geograph.org.uk - 3275.jpg
Dialing code: 01954

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Commons category: Boxworth
postal code: CB23
OS grid reference: TL348642
P8168: Zierker See

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Contents

History
Village life
Church
Road
Development
Record temperature
References
External links

==History== The place-name 'Boxworth' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Bochesuuorde. It appears as Bukeswrth in 1228 in the Feet of Fines. The name means 'Bucc's enclosure or homestead'.