Grantchester, Civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England
The River Cam flows through this village located two miles south of Cambridge, featuring extensive green meadows and traditional English architecture.
The settlement, recorded as Grantesete in the 1086 Domesday Book, contains St Mary's Church with architectural elements dating from the 13th century.
Nobel Prize winners from Cambridge University frequently choose this village as their residence, creating an intellectual community near the academic center.
Visitors can reach Grantchester by following the riverside path from Cambridge, with four pubs and the Orchard Tea Garden offering refreshments.
The village inspired Rupert Brooke's poetry and features in the television series 'The Grantchester Mysteries', based on James Runcie's novels.
Location: South Cambridgeshire
GPS coordinates: 52.17900,0.09500
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:04
Old Vicarage, Grantchester
306 m
The Orchard
205 m
Byron's Pool
912 m
Church of St Mary and St Andrew
32 m
Brasley Bridge
694 m
Trumpington Meadows
1.1 km
Skaters' Meadow
1.6 km
Trumpington Hall
836 m
Green Man Public House
112 m
War Memorial, Churchyard of St Mary and St Andrew's Church
3 m
Manor Farmhouse
77 m
Mill House
379 m
Lacies Farmhouse
472 m
Barn At Lacies Farm
499 m
78, Barton Road
2.1 km
Gas Lamp Post Outside Number 36
1.9 km
Manor Farm Lodge
58 m
Upton House
2.2 km
Grape House
301 m
Gas Lamp Post Betwen Numbers 33 And 33A
1.9 km
Churchyard Wall, At St Mary And St Andrew's Church
31 m
Wrights Row
224 m
Gateway At Number 78
2.1 km
Forecourt Screen, Gatepiers And Gates At Trumpington Hall
882 m
Reading Room
168 m
Churchyard Wall, East Of St Mary And St Andrew's Church
35 m
2 And 2A, Grantchester Road
2 km
Moated site at Manor Farm
162 mReviews
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