Cemeteries · East of England
Longstanton Cemetery
In or near Willingham.
Longstanton Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge North · 10.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Longstanton Cemetery, the nearest railway station is Cambridge North, located 10 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CB24 3BW. Entry to the cemetery is free.
About
Longstanton Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.2800°, 0.0434°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Longstanton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Cambridge city centre. Longstanton occupies 2,775 acres (1,123 ha). Longstanton was created in 1953 from the two parishes of Long Stanton All Saints and Long Stanton St Michael. While the village is called Longstanton, the alternative form Long Stanton is still in use, for example when referring to the separate pre-1953 parishes, or to the current ecclesiastical parish.
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Background
History
For most of its history Longstanton was split into two parishes: the larger Long Stanton All Saints to the north and the smaller Long Stanton St. Michael to the south. The two may have been seen as distinct by 1086, when the Domesday Book referred to a "Stantone" and a "Stantune", and were certainly so by 1240, distinguished in Liber Memorandorum Ecclesie de Bernewelle as "Stanton" and "the other Stanton". The two villages were not formally amalgamated until 1953 and the two church parishes were permanently united in 1959. The first known reference to the village, dating back to 1070 AD, calls the village "Stantona", meaning "an enclosed settlement of stoney ground." By the time of the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2800, 0.0434
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Longstanton
- Postcode
- CB24 3BW
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge North — 10 km
Sources
- osm: w4373138 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Longstanton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longstanton Cemetery?
- Longstanton Cemetery is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB24 3BW), in the parish of Longstanton.
- What is Longstanton Cemetery?
- Longstanton Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Longstanton Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Cambridge North, about 10.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode CB24 3BW.
- Is Longstanton Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes, Longstanton Cemetery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Longstanton Cemetery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB24 3BW. It sits within the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.