Horningsea
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Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The parish covers an area of . It lies on the east bank of the River Cam, and on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe. The nearest railway station is Waterbeach, away.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Horningsea is referenced by 31 other articles, and connects out to Waterbeach, England and list of sovereign states.
Vinony files it under Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire District and Villages in Cambridgeshire.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 378
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Horningsea
- UK place.static_image_name
- Horningsea, The Crown and Punchbowl - geograph.org.uk - 2765431.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Crown and Punchbowl public house
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- 150px
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Flag
- UK place.population
- 330
- UK place.population_ref
- (ONS - 2021 census)
- UK place.shire_district
- South Cambridgeshire
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 2.6
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South East Cambridgeshire
- UK place.post_town
- CAMBRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_district
- CB25
- UK place.postcode_area
- CB
- UK place.dial_code
- 01223
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL4962
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Cambridgeshire
- Population
- 327
- Area
- 2.6
- Image
- Thatched cottage, Fen Road - geograph.org.uk - 666467.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01223
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- Commons category
- Horningsea
- postal code
- CB25
- OS grid reference
- TL4962
- P8168
- UPN
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Church
- Village life
- Nearby villages
- See also
- References
- External links
Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The parish covers an area of . It lies on the east bank of the River Cam, and on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe. The nearest railway station is Waterbeach, away.
Listed as Horningesea in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from either "Island (or dry ground in marsh) of a man called Horning" or "Island by the horn-shaped hill".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Horningsea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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