Public art & sculpture · East of England
Longstanton
In or near Willingham.
Longstanton — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Martin Tester — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge North · 9.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Longstanton, the nearest railway station is Cambridge North, located 9.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is CB24 3DH, and entry to the site is free.
About
Longstanton is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2788, 0.0474
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Longstanton
- Postcode
- CB24 3DH
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Cambridge North — 9.7 km
Sources
- osm: node/9601643911 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Longstanton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Longstanton Cemetery
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longstanton?
- Longstanton is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB24 3DH), in the parish of Longstanton.
- What is Longstanton?
- Longstanton — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Longstanton?
- The nearest railway station is Cambridge North, about 9.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CB24 3DH.
- Is Longstanton free to visit?
- Yes, Longstanton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Longstanton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB24 3DH. It sits within the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.