Harston
Harston is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, located around 5 miles south of Cambridge. In 2011, it had a population of 1,740.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rowley’s Hill and Foxton railway station.
Rowley’s Hill
Peak
Photo: David Lamkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton. Although of only moderate height, it has a relatively large prominence of 31 m due to it being surrounded on all sides by a 'moat' of much lower land.
Foxton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tom Pullman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foxton railway station serves the village of Foxton in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 50 miles 77 chains from London King's Cross. The station is operated by Great Northern.
Shelford railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Lamkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shelford railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the villages of Great Shelford, Little Shelford and Stapleford in Cambridgeshire, England. Shelford railway station is situated 2½ miles east of Harston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fowlmere and Trumpington.
Fowlmere
Photo: NHSavage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fowlmere is one of the southernmost villages in Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,206. It is very close to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, and 9 miles southwest of the city of Cambridge.
Trumpington
Suburb
Photo: Steve.kimberley, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Trumpington is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, mostly located in Cambridge, with a small southern area of the village extending into the South Cambridgeshire district. Trumpington is situated 2½ miles northeast of Harston.
Harston
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.1409° or 52° 8′ 27″ northLongitude
0.088° or 0° 5′ 17″ eastElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9F4243RQ+96GeoNames ID
7294290
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