Highsett
Highsett is a residential estate and a listed heritage site in Cambridge, England. The estate was designed by Eric Lyons of Eric Lyons & Partners. It was built in three phases between 1959 and 1964.Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: Grade II listed residential building complex in Cambridge, England, UK
- Also known as: “Highsett And Front Retaining Wall”
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cambridge Railway Station and The Fitzwilliam Museum.
Cambridge Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cambridge railway station is the principal station serving the city of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England. Situated at the end of Station Road, it is 1 mile south-east of the city centre.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Cambridge, England, associated with the university Department of Plant Sciences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambridge and Newnham.
Cambridge
Photo: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.
Newnham
Suburb
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newnham is a suburb and electoral ward in Cambridge, England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.
Skaters’ Meadow
Locality
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaters' Meadow is a 2-hectare nature reserve in Newnham Croft, Cambridge, UK. It is owned by Cambridge Past, Present & Future and leased for management by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Highsett
- Categories: housing development and locality
- Location: Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.19627° or 52° 11′ 47″ northLongitude
0.13181° or 0° 7′ 55″ eastOpen location code
9F4254WJ+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 134746675OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q24705038
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