Horningsea
Sign in to saveHorningsea 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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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
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
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Article
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- Village life
- Nearby villages
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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.
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".