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Ten miles south of Cambridge is Duxford, best known for once hosting RAF Duxford. Used in the Battle of Britain, the airfield has today been transformed into the popular Imperial War Museum Duxford and is the site of annual air shows. The village itself has a number of historic sights including a 13th Century chapel and former hospital.
 
 
 
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Duxford Chapel
Duxford Chapel is an English Heritage visitor site and is a hidden gem in the Cambridgeshire countryside. The chapel was built in the 13th Century as a hospital for the sick and infirmed. It slowly evolved into a...
 
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Duxford Imperial War Museum
Duxford is Europe’s premier aviation museum - as well as having one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country. This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the First World War and...
 
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Duxford United Reform Church
The United Reform Church is not the prettiest or the oldest of the Duxford churches, but what it lacks in age it makes up for in the enthusiasm and commitment of its lively and interesting congregation. Parishioners assemble at...
 
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Royal Anglian War Memorial
The Imperial War Museum at Duxford is a most appropriate place to site a War Memorial to honour the dead of the Royal Anglian Regiment. The monument created by stonemasons Fairhaven and Woods, comprises of a stone crescent and a...
 
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St. John’s Church
St. John’s is an interesting an eclectic mix of architectural styles ranging from the 13th Century tower to some of the late 19th Century additions that appear to beholding it in place. The building has a certain ancient and...
 
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St. Peter’s Church
This marvellous medieval church is one of the finest examples of its type in the area. It boasts a magnificent Norman tower that overshadows much of the small Cambridgeshire village. The church is part of the twin parish...
 
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Abington Pottery Centre   (Approx 10 Miles)
Abington Pottery was established in 1964 and makes hand thrown domestic and individual stoneware pottery. The centre also features work by other East Anglian potters and hand woven mats, glass and art cards. Open 7 days a week from 9...
 
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All Saints Church   (Approx 10 Miles)
This wonderful parish church is the focal point of community life in the picture post card Cambridgeshire village of Little Shelford just a few miles outside the magnificent university city of Cambridge. Often overlooked because of its larger neighbour...
 
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Great Shelford Library   (Approx 1 Miles)
Great Shelford Library is one of the central points of community life in the large and lively village of Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire. The small library has a great deal of books available for loan, as well as music...
 
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Harston Baptist Church   (Approx 7 Miles)
Harston Baptist Church is a fine looking structure just off the main road that runs through the busy Cambridgeshire village of Harston. The building was constructed in the 19th Century and has a great deal of interesting internal fixtures...
 
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Hatfield Heath   (Approx 8 Miles)
Hatfield Heath gives the name to the village that surrounds it. It is an open area of grassland dotted around the edges by large oak trees. The heath has been used as a meeting point in the area...
 
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Homerton College   (Approx 5 Miles)
Homerton is one of the University’s most attractive colleges, set amongst wooded areas on the edge of the city and comprised of a mixture of new and old buildings. It is most famous for its education of Teachers in...
 
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Sawston Free Church   (Approx 5 Miles)
Sawston Free Church is home to a large and lively Methodist Christian community at the heart of Sawston in Cambridgeshire. The church was constructed in the traditional Free Church style to house the ever-growing Methodist population not only of...
 
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Sawston Sports Centre   (Approx 7 Miles)
Although Sawston is only a small community this is a large first class sporting facility. The centre offers a range of sporting activities including swimming in its large pool. The complex has spa facilities and a gymnasium featuring...
 
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Shelford Free Church   (Approx 8 Miles)
This lively local Baptist Church has been operating in the large village of Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire for many years and has a regular congregation of well over 15o people. The congregation is made up of a wide range...
 
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Shepreth Wildlife Park   (Approx 3 Miles)
This wildlife park started life in 1979 as a private animal sanctuary after an injured Jackdaw was taken in by a local builder. By 1984 the collection had become too large to be privately funded and the park was...
 
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