Girton

Girton is a village and civil parish of about 1,600 households, and 4,500 people, in , England. It lies about 2 miles to the northwest of , and is the home of , a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 3,980 residents
  • Description: village in Cambridgeshire, England
  • Also known as: “Girton, Cambridgeshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Girton College.

Church
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University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the first women's college at Cambridge.

School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Histon and Impington.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of , England. It is immediately north of , and is separated from the city by the A14 road which runs east–west.

Village
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is a village and civil parish about 3 miles north of city centre, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of , England.

Village
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is a small rural village and former civil parish, now in the parish of and Westwick, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of , England, dating back to Roman times.

Girton

Latitude
52.24117° or 52° 14′ 28″ north
Longitude
0.08264° or 0° 4′ 58″ east
Population
3,980
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
9F4263RM+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26664196
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648627
Wiki­data ID
Q1527123
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Girton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غيرتون”
  • Basque: “Girton (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Basque: “Girton”
  • Bengali: “গার্টন”
  • Catalan: “Girton”
  • Cebuano: “Girton”
  • Chinese: “Girton”
  • Chinese: “嘉頓”
  • Chinese: “葛尔顿”
  • Dutch: “Girton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جيرتون”
  • Esperanto: “Girton (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Esperanto: “Girton”
  • French: “Girton”
  • German: “Girton”
  • Gujarati: “ગિર્ટન”
  • Irish: “Girton”
  • Italian: “Girton”
  • Japanese: “ガ―トン”
  • Kannada: “ಗಿರ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “거튼”
  • Ladin: “Girton”
  • Lithuanian: “Girtonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Girton (Cambridgeshire)”
  • Persian: “گیرتون، کمبریج‌شر”
  • Persian: “گیرتون”
  • Polish: “Girton”
  • Portuguese: “Girton”
  • Russian: “Гиртон”
  • Spanish: “Girton”
  • Swedish: “Girton, Cambridgeshire”
  • Swedish: “Girton”
  • Tamil: “கிர்ட்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “గిర్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Girton, Cambridgeshire”
  • Urdu: “گرٹن، کیمبرج شائر”
  • Welsh: “Girton, Swydd Gaergrawnt”

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Notable Places Nearby

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