Waterbeach

Also known as Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire

Waterbeach is a village north of Cambridge on the edge of The Fens, in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was designated a "new town" in 2018.

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Place details

Locality: South Cambridgeshire
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 5,795
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Waterbeach
UK place.population: 5,166
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.static_image_name: Waterbeach village sign.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: Waterbeach village sign
UK place.shire_district: South Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ely and East Cambridgeshire
UK place.postcode_district: CB25
UK place.postcode_area: CB
UK place.post_town: CAMBRIDGE
UK place.dial_code: 01223
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL496654

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Wikidata facts

Population: 4036
Image: RAF Waterbeach 1945.png
Dialing code: 01223

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Commons category: Waterbeach
postal code: CB25
OS grid reference: TL496654
P8168: Arthur Goldstein

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History
Early periods
RAF and British Army
21st century
Waterbeach
Culture
Public art
Transport
Notable people
See also
References
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Waterbeach is a village north of Cambridge on the edge of The Fens, in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was designated a "new town" in 2018.

==History== ===Early periods=== Waterbeach is on the Car Dyke, a Roman waterway traceable as far as Lincoln. Archaeological work in 2020 found a seemingly Roman settlement on the north side of the village.