Melbourn
Melbourn is a large, clustered village in the far south-west of Cambridgeshire, England. Its traditional high street is bypassed by the A10, intersecting the settlement's other main axis exactly 3 miles northwest of the traditional focal point of Royston, Hertfordshire, the nearest larger settlement.Places of Interest
Highlights include Meldreth railway station and Fowlmere RSPB reserve.
Meldreth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meldreth railway station serves the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 47 miles 75 chains from London King's Cross on the Cambridge Line.
Fowlmere RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fowlmere is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve between Fowlmere and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a 39.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest called Fowlmere Watercress Beds.
Royston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royston railway station serves the town of Royston, in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 44 miles 72 chains from London Kings Cross on the Cambridge Line. Royston railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Melbourn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royston and Fowlmere.
Royston
Photo: Jo Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royston is a small market town in Hertfordshire, where the Icknield Way meets the Ermine Street Roman road. It lies around 13 mi south-west of Cambridge and 13 mi north-east of Letchworth.
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.
Melbourn
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.0751° or 52° 4′ 31″ northLongitude
0.0164° or 0° 0′ 59″ eastElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9F4232G8+3HGeoNames ID
7294294
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