Croft Close Set-Aside

Croft Close Set-Aside is a nature reserve in Histon, South Cambridgeshire District, England. Croft Close Set-Aside is situated near the village Histon, as well as near Impington.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Girton College and Church of St Andrew.

Girton College

University

Photo: Adam Cuerden, Public domain.

Girton College 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.

St. Andrew’s Church, Oakington

Church

Photo: Cruccone, CC BY 3.0.

St Andrew's Church is a parish church in Oakington, England. Parts of the thick walls of the nave above the arcading, and the base of the tower in the church are the earliest surviving parts of it, likely from the 12th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Histon.

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.

Histon

Village

Photo: Martyn Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Girton

Village

Photo: Wilkyboy, CC BY 3.0.

Girton is a village and civil parish of about 1,600 households, and 4,500 people, in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about 2 miles to the northwest of Cambridge, and is the home of Girton College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

Croft Close Set-Aside

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and shrubland
Location: Histon, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.2592° or 52° 15′ 33″ north

Longitude

0.1011° or 0° 6′ 4″ east

Operator

Abbey Fields

Open location code

9F427452+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 521483928

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Impington and Westwick.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Parish Church of St Andrew and Histon Manor House.

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