Coordinates: 52°11′15″N 0°01′27″E / 52.187613°N 0.024048°E
| Comberton | |
 Comberton village green and pond |
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  Comberton
Comberton shown within Cambridgeshire |
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| Population | 2,189 (2001 Census) [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | South Cambridgeshire |
| Shire county | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | CB23 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire | |
Comberton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, just east of the Prime Meridian.
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History
Archaeological finds, including a Neolithic polished stone axe (found to the south of the current village) and a Bronze Age barrow (to the north), suggest there has been a settlement here for thousands of years. A Roman villa was discovered in 1842[2]. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cumbertone, and clearly dates to at least the 11th century. Some houses in the village date from the 14th century.
Comberton has a population of about 2,300 (as of 2006)[3]. It features two churches: the Church of England St Mary's, an Early English-style building dating from the 13th century[4], and a Baptist church dating from 1861[5]. It also has one pub (The Three Horseshoes), shops, a primary school (Meridian Community Primary School) and a , a post office, a recreation ground, a doctor's surgery, a dental surgery, and at the centre of the village, a village pond with resident ducks.
The village has two football teams, Comberton Crusaders FC being one of them. Comberton Crusaders operates nine boys' youth football teams and two girls' teams. They train at Comberton Village College's Astroturf during winter, and on Comberton recreation ground during summer.
The Prime Meridian is marked by a Meridian Line stone plaque on the north sides of the main road (B1046). It is opposite the Cambridge Meridian Golf Club, situated between Comberton and the neighbouring village of Toft. The line runs up the 14th fairway according to the club, but a check of the co-ordinates reveals that it is actually on the white tee of the 15th hole.
Geography
Comberton is about 6 miles (10 km) south-west of the city of Cambridge, and just half a mile (800 m) east of the Prime Meridian, lying at a modest elevation of around 25 feet (8 m) above sea level. The civil parish covers 1,954 acres (7.9 km²), and is part of the local government district of South Cambridgeshire. Nearby villages include Barton to the east and Toft to the west. Comberton is twinned with Le Vaudreuil, a village near Rouen, France.
The village is home to Comberton Village College, which has these other villages in its catchment area: Barton, Bourn, Caldecote, Coton, Cambourne, Hardwick, Haslingfield, and Toft.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "2001 Census". http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D2615621-EEE5-4FBB-A94B-FF1B149D36A1/0/Comberton.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "Comberton history". http://www.comberton.org.uk/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "South Cambridgeshire District Council population forecasts". http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/69A34FA3-F74F-4263-A4EB-B53C97BFA16C/0/SCpopLA1207.csv. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "St. Mary's website: History". http://www.combertonchurch.co.uk/Index.asp?MainID=6816. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "CBC website". http://www.c-b-c.org.uk/Index.asp?MainID=7065. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "Comberton Village College: Admissions Policy 2010-2011". http://www.about.combertonvc.org/policies/admission_policy_2010_sep09.doc. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
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