Waterbeach is a large fen-edge village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England, and belongs to the administrative district of South Cambridgeshire. The parish covers an area of 23.26 km². This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A dwelling is a structure in which humans or other animals live. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest level of local government in England. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... The Home Nations is a name to collectively describe the four nations of the United Kingdom: the countries of England, Scotland and Wales, and the province of Northern Ireland. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... Australian postcodes are covered in the article List of postal codes in Australia. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) is a standard notation for describing a particular board position of a Chess game. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... South Cambridgeshire is a mostly rural district of Cambridgeshire, England. ... A parish is a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, and of some other churches. ...

Waterbeach has numerous shops and a Post Office, a primary school, a church, a small library, three public houses (The Sun, The White Horse and The Brewery Tap) and a social club. Waterbeach railway station lies on the London (Kings Cross) to Kings Lynn line, allowing some of its residents to commute to London for work. The village lies close to the busy A10 road that also links London to Kings Lynn. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Modern-style library itories and/or access points for maps, prints or other artwork, microfilm, microfiche, audio tapes, CDs, LPs, video tapes and DVDs, and provide public facilities to access CD-ROM databases and the Internet. ... A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... This GNER train serving Kings Cross is named White Rose after the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. ... Kings Lynn is a medium-sized town in Norfolk, England on the River Great Ouse. ... Commuting is the process of traveling between a place of residence and a place of work. ... The A10 is a major road in England. ...

The Royal Air Force base (now Waterbeach Barracks) in the north of the village was built in 1940. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The parish contains two Scheduled Ancient Monuments: Denny Abbey (now a museum) and the site of Waterbeach Abbey (near the present church). A Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. ... Denny Abbey is a former abbey near Waterbeach, six miles (10 km) north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. ...

Nearby villages

• Chittering
• Horningsea
• Milton
• Landbeach

Milton is a village just north of Cambridge separated from the city by the A14. ... Landbeach is a small fen-edge English village about five miles (8 km) north of Cambridge. ...

References

• South Cambridge District Council Local Plan 2004 (http://www.scambs.gov.uk/scambs/council.nsf/pages/LP2004.html?OpenDocument&Start=1&Count=1000&ExpandView)

See also

• List of places in Cambridgeshire

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