Cambourne
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| Cambourne Rocks | |
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| OS Grid Reference: | TL318598 |
| Population: | ??? (2001 Census) |
| Dwellings: | ??? (2001 Census) |
| Formal status: | Parish |
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| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Region: | East of England |
| Nation: | England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Cambridge |
| Postcode: | CB23 6 |
| Dialling Code: | 01954 |
  Map sources for Cambourne at grid reference TL318598
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Cambourne is a new settlement in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about nine miles (14 km) west of Cambridge, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire and the county of Cambridgeshire, on the A428 road between Cambridge to the east and St Neots and Bedford to the west. It comprises three villages: Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne and Upper Cambourne. The name of the community was created from the names of Cambridge, the nearest city, and Bourn, a nearby village. Cambourne was initially going to be named Monkfield after the name of the original farm, which is commemorated by a Monkfield Lane in Great Cambourne. The area is close to an airfield, and photographs of aeroplanes that flew in the area during World War 2 can be viewed inside the villages' supermarket. Construction of the community began in 1998 on what was previously farmland, and the final population is expected to be around 10,000. The area became a civil parish on April 1, 2004.
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[edit] Amenities
The settlement of Cambourne is seen as one of the solutions to the government's plan to build thousands of new homes in the south-east of England. It is a planned community, placing strong emphasis on sustainability, the environment and providing high-quality housing for all.
In its efforts to become a self-sufficient community, there have been developments to prevent the need for residents to travel out of the village, including:
- Morrisons supermarket and petrol station
- Two primary schools
- Monkfield Medical Practice
- Cambourne Business Park, located to the north of Lower Cambourne.
- Allotments
- Indian restaurant
- Fish and chip shop.
- Pub and restaurant, "The Monkfield Arms", owned by Pathfinder Pubs
The aim is for residents to work as well as live in Cambourne, although only 6% of those living in Cambourne work at the business park.
[edit] Environment
In order to protect the environment and provide a more pleasant environment to live in, the developers were compelled by the planning process to develop a settlement 'in harmony with the environment.' Results of this include:
- An 'Eco Park', which is home to a variety of plant, bird and mammal life; it is also serves to educate.
- A 'Country Park' covering 80 acres (32 hectares), partially opened in 2001, situated between Lower and Great Cambourne.
[edit] Sport
Cambourne is developing a thriving sporting culture. It has football, rugby, tennis, netball and cricket clubs, with their own pitches.
[edit] Cricket
Cambourne Cricket Club runs 2 senior teams and 3 junior teams (U11, U13 and U15). The senior 1st team has won promotion in 2006 (its first season). Building work on the new Pavilion in Lower Cambourne has begun and is expected to be ready for use in time for the start of the 2007 season.
[edit] Football
Cambourne Rovers Juniors F.C is the local junior football club and has three junior teams (U11, U13, U16). A second junior club called the Cambourne Eagles also has a number of teams playing in local leagues.
The senior club, Cambourne Rovers FC, has a membership in excess of 45 players. The Saturday side is currently pushing for promotion in the Cambrigeshire BIS league division 2a. CRFC has two Sunday league teams - one competing in the St Neots and District Sunday Football League, and a reserve side playing in the Tucker Gardner league.
[edit] The future
Cambourne has over 1,500 occupied homes, with approximately 1,500 more planned. Work on building Upper Cambourne is about to commence: the estimated date of completion is between 2008 and 2010. Work on a high street in Cambourne is under way, with a new chemist, a fish and chip shop, a number of estate agents, a bookmaker's, a building society, a dry cleaners and an Indian restaurant. Other businesses expected are two more food take-away restaurants and a public house. The transport network for the area is being improved as a result of Cambourne's construction, with the extension of the dual-carriageway section of the A428. A regular bus service operates between Cambourne and Cambridge, and a less frequent one towards St Neots. The nearest railway station is located at St Neots and as a result some congestion is being caused by commuters from Cambourne travelling to St Neots along the as-yet unimproved road.
