Caxton Moats
Caxton Moats is an archaeological site in Caxton, South Cambridgeshire District, England. Caxton Moats is situated nearby to Cambourne Nature Reserve, as well as near the village Eltisley.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cambourne Nature Reserve and Gransden Lodge Airfield.
Cambourne Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cambourne Nature Reserve is a 90 hectare nature reserve in Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Gransden Lodge Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gransden Lodge Airfield is a former wartime airfield located 10.1 mi west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The Cambridge University Gliding Club moved to Gransden Lodge in October 1991, having previously shared Duxford Airfield with the Imperial War Museum Duxford. Gransden Lodge Airfield is situated 2 miles south of Caxton Moats.
Bourn Windmill
Windmill
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bourn Windmill is an open trestle post mill at Bourn in Cambridgeshire, England, which was standing in 1636. It is a Grade I Listed building and a Scheduled Monument. Bourn Windmill is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Caxton Moats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caxton and Eltisley.
Caxton
Village
Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caxton is a small rural village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is 9 miles west of the county town of Cambridge.
Eltisley
Village
Photo: mym, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eltisley is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, on the A428 road about 5.5 miles east of St Neots and about 11 miles west of the city of Cambridge. The population in 2022 was 390 people. Eltisley is situated 1½ miles northwest of Caxton Moats.
Cambourne
Town
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cambourne is a town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It is a planned development and lies on the A428 road between Cambridge, 9 miles to the east, and St Neots and Bedford to the west. Cambourne is situated 1½ miles east of Caxton Moats.
Caxton Moats
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caxton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.21116° or 52° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.10679° or 0° 6′ 24″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C4X6V6V+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1147974029OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6286647
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