Histon Road
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Histon Road is an arterial road
linking central Cambridge
, England
with the A14 road north of the city. The road is designated the B1049. At the southern end, the road links with Huntingdon Road
(A1307), Victoria Road
(A1134), Mount Pleasant, and Castle Street
. At the northern end of the road it continues as Bridge Road into the village of Histon
.
Much of the housing on the road dates from the 1930s. For example, Langham House, a block of flats, is typical of the era.
Near the southern end to the west is the Histon Road Recreation Ground.
On the opposite side of the road to the East is Simons House, a retirement home
. It was built in 1977 to a design by the architects Darbourne & Darke
.
Just south of the junction with King's Hedges Road to the east near the northern end are the Histon Road Allotments.
On the west side of the road is Impington Farm.
North of Histon and south of the village of Cottenham
, the B1049 is also known as Histon Road.
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
linking central Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with the A14 road north of the city. The road is designated the B1049. At the southern end, the road links with Huntingdon Road
Huntingdon Road
Huntingdon Road is a major arterial road linking central Cambridge, England with Junction 14 of the M11 motorway and the A14 northwest from the city centre. The road is designated the A1307....
(A1307), Victoria Road
Victoria Road, Cambridge
Victoria Road is a major road in the north of Cambridge, England. The road is designated the A1134. At the western end, the road links with Histon Road , Huntingdon Road , Mount Pleasant, and Castle Street.In...
(A1134), Mount Pleasant, and Castle Street
Castle Street, Cambridge
Castle Street is a street in the north of central Cambridge, England. To the southeast is a junction with Northampton Street, Magdalene Street, and Chesterton Lane...
. At the northern end of the road it continues as Bridge Road into the village of Histon
Histon
Histon and Impington are villages in Cambridgeshire, England, They are situated just north of Cambridge with the main bulk of the settlements being separated from the city by the A14 road ....
.
Much of the housing on the road dates from the 1930s. For example, Langham House, a block of flats, is typical of the era.
Near the southern end to the west is the Histon Road Recreation Ground.
On the opposite side of the road to the East is Simons House, a retirement home
Retirement home
A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for senior citizens. Typically each person or couple in the home has an apartment-style room or suite of rooms. Additional facilities are provided within the building, including facilities for meals, gathering, recreation, and some...
. It was built in 1977 to a design by the architects Darbourne & Darke
Darbourne & Darke
Darbourne & Darke was a firm of architects and landscape planners.Though their work includes a football stand , laboratories and offices, and the landscaping of much of Heathrow Airport, London, the firm's most notable output was in the realm of public housing.The firm was founded to design the...
.
Just south of the junction with King's Hedges Road to the east near the northern end are the Histon Road Allotments.
On the west side of the road is Impington Farm.
North of Histon and south of the village of Cottenham
Cottenham
Cottenham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It is close to The Fens. Before the fens were drained in the 19th century Cottenham was on the last contour before the waterlogged marshes, with Ely being the nearest dry land around to the north-east....
, the B1049 is also known as Histon Road.
See also
- HistonHistonHiston and Impington are villages in Cambridgeshire, England, They are situated just north of Cambridge with the main bulk of the settlements being separated from the city by the A14 road ....
, a villageVillageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire 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...
, north of Cambridge - Histon Road Cemetery