Great Chesterford
in Essex of England, United Kingdom
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Duxford Airport (3 mi) - Cambridge Airport (10 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (12 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (15 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (24 mi)
- RAF Wyton (24 mi)
- London Luton Airport (27 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (28 mi)
- London City Airport (39 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- East Herts Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Bishops Stortford Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Chesfield Downs Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Knebworth Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Brampton Park Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Ramsey Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Brickendon Grange Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Hobbs Cross Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Essendon Country Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Chingford Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Molehill Wildlife Park (zoo, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.064 and 0.197 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 3' 51" and E 0° 11' 49"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:06 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:36 am and 8:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.954 and -176.560 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Great Chesterford
Great Chesterford in Essex (England) with it's 1,494 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 41 mi (or 66 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Great Chesterford is now 05:06 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Great Chesterford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Duxford Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Linton, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Grantchester and Barton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Crown House Hotel
Saffron Hotel
DUXFORD LODGE HOTEL AND RESTAU
JCT.10 Holiday Inn Express CAMBRIDGE-DUXFORD M11
Red Lion
The Kings Head
TRAVELODGE CAMBRIDGE FOURWENTWAYS
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Duxford Airshow - September 2014
An array of clips from the brilliant Duxford Airshow - Featuring two Lancasters, a B17 and the Red Arrows.
Highlights of Flying Legends 2013 in Duxford
The Duxford Fighter Collection is hosting at least four big oldtimer/warbird events every year. The most prominent of it, called Flying Legends, is probably the biggest event of this kind in...
Battle of Britain memorial flypast - Duxford Flying legends 2014
The unmistakable memorial flight, making up a Spitfire, A Hurricane and the Lancaster. Filmed using a handheld cam at Duxford Flying legends 2014 (Sunday 13th).
Great Chesterford Steam-Up 2013
Photos of the event can be found here: http://rhobbs.co.uk/cu7 Steam engines, classic and vintage cars, showmans engines, organs, stationary engines and more at the Great Chesterford Steam-Up...
Great Chesterford Steam-Up 2012
Photos of the event can be found here: http://rhobbs.co.uk/bjy Steam engines, classic and vintage cars, showmans engines, organs, stationary engines and more at the 20th Great Chesterford...
A Minute on the West Anglia Main Line
One from the archive which I forgot to upload at the time. A minute on the West Anglia Main Line roughly between Littlebury and Little Chesterford aboard Greater Anglia's 317891+317665 working...
Cambridge to Audley End by bicycle.
The ride leaves the Cambridge Station area, via the busway, to Great Shelford, then through Sawston, Hinxton, Ickleton, via 'big hill' aka Coploe Road. Then on to Littlebury in Essex, past...
How to get more business through Networking or find a Business
http://www.bnisaffronwalden.co.uk/ How to get more business through Networking or find a Business This video introduces members of the Saffron Walden "Cornerstone" branch of the BNI (Business...
photographic essay - spring flowers 2010
A photographic essay of flowers in the area.
SAFFY - A Moist Day Out.
Went to Saffron Walden skate park for beanie's birthday but we turned up and there were chav's smoking something suspicious and it appeared to be a bit moist. So we were limited on what we...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (previously known as 'The Sanger Centre') is a non-profit, British genomics and genetics research institute, primarily funded by the Wellcome Trust. It is located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus by the village of Hinxton, outside Cambridge. It shares this location with the European Bioinformatics Institute. It was established in 1992 as The Sanger Centre, named after double Nobel Laureate, Frederick Sanger.
European Bioinformatics Institute
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is a centre for research and services in bioinformatics, and is part of European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).
Garden Organic
Garden Organic, formerly known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), is a UK organic growing charity dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food. The charity maintains the Heritage Seed Library to preserve vegetable seeds from heritage cultivars and make them available to growers.
Great Chesterford railway station
Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England. The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London-Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods, and to passengers three days later.
Duxford Chapel
Duxford Chapel is a chapel that was once part of the Hospital of St. John at Duxford, in Cambridgeshire, England. Built in the 14th century, only the chapel survives today. The Chapel of the Hospital of St John the Baptist is a small rectangular chapel which mostly dates to around 1337 and was built using flint rubble for the walls and limestone for the doorways and windows.
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus is a scientific research campus built in the grounds of Hinxton Hall, located in the village of Hinxton, Cambridgeshire. It is owned by the Wellcome Trust, and its largest component is the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute which employs around 900 people. It also is the site of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), the bioinformatics outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, which currently employs around 540 people.
Hanley Grange
Hanley Grange is the name given to an eco-town planned for land north of Hinxton in South Cambridgeshire. Initial proposals for 8,000 homes rising to 12,800 homes were published. The site proposed to be developed is on Grade 2 agricultural land, owned in part by a development company, Jarrow Investments, which works closely with supermarket giant Tesco.
Strethall
Strethall is a village and a civil parish in the Uttlesford District, in the English county of Essex, near the town of Saffron Walden. Having received no losses in World War I it is known as one of the thankful villages.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Great Chesterford.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chesterford, Great Chesterford
