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South Cambridgeshire is a mostly rural local government districtNon-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts are a type of local government district in England....
 of CambridgeshireCambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, ...
, EnglandEngland

England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom....
. It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural DistrictChesterton Rural District

Chesterton was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1894 to 1974....
 and South Cambridgeshire Rural DistrictSouth Cambridgeshire Rural District

South Cambridgeshire was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England from 1934 to 1974....
. It surrounds the city of CambridgeCambridge

The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire....
, which is administered separately from the district. After the abolition of South HerefordshireSouth Herefordshire

South Herefordshire was an English local government district, based around Ross-on-Wye....
 and HerefordFacts About Hereford

Hereford is a city in the west of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye....
 districts to form the unitary HerefordshireHerefordshire

Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England....
 in 1998, it is the only English district to completely encircle another.

The district's coat of armsCoat of arms

A coat of arms or armorial bearings , in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by...
 contains a reference to the coat of arms of Cambridge UniversityUniversity of Cambridge

name = University of Cambridge|latin_name = Universitas Cantabrigiensis...
. The motto, "Niet Zonder Arbyt", means "Nothing without work" in DutchDutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium . ...
; it was originally the motto of Cornelius VermuydenCornelius Vermuyden

Sir Cornelius Vermuyden was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch reclamation methods to Britain, and made the first importa...
 who drained The FensThe Fens

The Fens are an area of former wetlands in the counties of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk in eastern England....
 in the 17th century. The district council's headquarters moved from Cambridge to Cambourne in 2004.

South Cambridgeshire has scored highly on the best places to live, according to Channel 4, which ranked South Cambs as the 5th best place to live in 2006

List of settlements

Abington PiggottsAbington Piggotts

Abington Piggots is a village in Cambridgeshire, England about 4 miles northwest of Royston, Hertfordshire....
 - ArringtonArrington

Arrington is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population o...
 - BabrahamBabraham

Babraham is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about six miles sout...
 - BalshamBalsham

Balsham is a rural village in the county of Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom which has much expanded since the 1960s and is no...
 - Bar HillBar Hill

Bar Hill is a purpose-built village with a population of 4000 about 7 km northwest of Cambridge on the A14 road....
 - BarringtonBarrington, Cambridgeshire

Barrington is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England....
 - BartlowBartlow

Bartlow is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 12 miles south-...
 - BartonBarton, Cambridgeshire

Barton is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England....
 - Bassingbourn cum KneesworthBassingbourn cum Kneesworth Overview

Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth is a civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England....
 - BournBourn, Cambridgeshire

Bourn is a small rural village in the East of England and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom....
 - BoxworthBoxworth

Boxworth is a village in Cambridgeshire not far from the rapidly expanding developments of Cambourne and Bar Hill....
 - CaldecoteCaldecote, Cambridgeshire

There are two villages in the modern county of Cambridgeshire called Caldecote:...
 - Cambourne - CarltonCarlton, Cambridgeshire

'-----Carlton is a village near the eastern boundary of the county of Cambridgeshire in the east of England....
 - Castle CampsFacts About Castle Camps

Castle Camps was a fortified manor house located in the civil parish of Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire . ...
 - CaxtonCaxton, Cambridgeshire

Caxton is a small rural village in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom....
 - ChilderleyChilderley

Childerley, also known as Great Childerley and Little Childerly, were two small rural villages in the East of England and th...
 - Chishills - ChitteringChittering, Cambridgeshire

Chittering is a hamlet about 8 miles north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - CombertonComberton Overview

Comberton is a village in south Cambridgeshire, in East Anglia, England. ...
 - ConningtonConnington

Connington – in Huntingdonshire, England – is a village near Holme south of Yaxley....
 - CotonCoton, Cambridgeshire

Coton is a small village three miles west-by-north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - CottenhamCottenham

Cottenham is a village in Cambridgeshire. It is close to The Fens....
 - CroxtonCroxton, Cambridgeshire

Croxton is a parish about 13 miles west of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - CroydonCroydon, Cambridgeshire

Croydon is a village in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - Dry DraytonDry Drayton

Dry Drayton is a village about 5 miles northwest of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - DuxfordDuxford

Duxford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, some ten miles south of Cambridge....
 - Elsworth - EltisleyEltisley

Eltisley is a village in South Cambridgeshire, England, located on the A428 road about 9 km east of St Neots, and about 18 k...
 - Fen DittonFen Ditton

Fen Ditton is a village on the northeast edge of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - Fen DraytonFen Drayton Overview

Fen Drayton is a small village between Cambridge and St....
 - FowlmereFowlmere

Fowlmere is one of the southernmost villages in Cambridgeshire....
 - FoxtonFoxton, Cambridgeshire

Foxton, a small village in South Cambridgeshire, England, is celebrated in Rowland Parker's classic of local history The C...
 - FulbournFulbourn

Fulbourn is a town in Cambridgeshire, England. ...
 - GamlingayGamlingay

Gamlingay is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Bedfordshire....
 - GirtonGirton, Cambridgeshire

Girton is a village of about 1600 households, and 4500 people in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - GrantchesterGrantchester

Grantchester is a village on the River Cam or Granta in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - Graveley - Great Abington - Great EversdenGreat Eversden

Great Eversden is a village south-west of Cambridge in the UK....
 - Great ShelfordGreat Shelford Summary

Great Shelford is a village located approximately four miles to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in ...
 - Great WilbrahamGreat Wilbraham

Great Wilbraham is a small village situated in a rural area some seven miles to the east of Cambridge, between the edge of a...
 - Guilden MordenGuilden Morden

Guilden Morden, England, is a village and parish located in Cambridgeshire about 5 miles west of Royston in Hertfordshire....
 - HardwickHardwick, Cambridgeshire

Hardwick is a small village in Cambridgeshire about 6 miles west of Cambridge, just off the A428 Cambridge-St Neots road....
 - HarltonHarlton

Harlton is a village and civil parish in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom....
 - HarstonFacts About Harston

Harston is a village to the south of Cambridge, England. ...
 - HaslingfieldHaslingfield

Haslingfield is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England....
 - HatleyHatley, Cambridgeshire

Hatley is a civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England....
 - HauxtonHauxton

Hauxton is a small village in Cambridgeshire, England to the south of Cambridge....
 - HeydonHeydon, Cambridgeshire

Heydon is a village in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom....
 - Hildersham - HinxtonHinxton

Hinxton is a village in South Cambridgeshire, England....
 - HistonHiston

Histon is a medium-sized village connected to Impington, in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - HorseheathHorseheath

Horseheath is a hamlet in Cambridgeshire, England, situated a few miles south-east of Cambridge, between Linton and Haverhil...
 - HorningseaHorningsea

Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England....
 - IckletonFacts About Ickleton

Ickleton is a village on the Cambridgeshire–Essex border in England....
 - ImpingtonImpington

Impington is a village in Cambridgeshire some 4km North of the city of Cambridge, England....
 - KingstonKingston, Cambridgeshire

Kingston is a village in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom....
 - KnapwellKnapwell

Knapwell is a small village in Cambridgeshire situated about west of Cambridge....
 - LandbeachLandbeach

Landbeach is a small fen-edge English village about five miles north of Cambridge....
 - LintonLinton, Cambridgeshire

Linton is a village in rural Cambridgeshire much expanded since the 1960s and now one of several dormitory villages of Cambr...
 - LitlingtonLitlington, Cambridgeshire

Litlington is a village and civil parish in the East of England region and the county Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom....
 - Little Abington - Little EversdenLittle Eversden

Little Eversden is a village approximately 5 miles South-West of Cambridge in the UK....
 - Little GransdenLittle Gransden

Little Gransden is a village in the district of South Cambridgeshire, in the county of Cambridgeshire in England....
 - Little ShelfordLittle Shelford Overview

Little Shelford is a village located to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in eastern England....
 - Little WilbrahamLittle Wilbraham

Little Wilbraham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, 6 miles southeast of Cambridge between the A1303 and the A11....
 - LolworthLolworth

Lolworth is a civil parish in the district of South Cambridgeshire, England, located approximately five miles northwest of C...
 - LongstantonLongstanton

Longstanton is a village in South Cambridgeshire, England, nine kilometres northwest of Cambridge city centre....
 - LongstoweLongstowe

Longstowe is a small rural village of some 200 residents, about 12 miles west of Cambridge....
 - MadingleyMadingley

Madingley is a village on the western outskirts of Cambridge in the United Kingdom....
 - MelbournFacts About Melbourn

Melbourn is a large village in the far south west of Cambridgeshire, England. Melbourn has about 4,400 inhabitants. ...
 - MeldrethMeldreth

Meldreth is a village in Cambridgeshire with about 1,600 inhabitants....
 - MiltonMilton, Cambridgeshire Overview

Milton is a village just north of Cambridge separated from the city by the A14....
 - NewtonNewton, Cambridgeshire

Newton is small village in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - OakingtonOakington

Oakington is a large village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England, and belongs to the administrative district of ...
 - OrwellOrwell, Cambridgeshire

Orwell is a small village outside Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - OverFacts About Over, Cambridgeshire

Over is a large village near the River Great Ouse in the English county of Cambridgeshire....
 - PampisfordPampisford

Pampisford is a pretty village among fine trees, south of Cambridge, on the A505 road near Sawston, Cambridgeshire....
 - Papworth EverardPapworth Everard

Papworth Everard is the name of a village in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - Papworth St Agnes - RamptonRampton, Cambridgeshire

Rampton is a village in Cambridgeshire....
 - SawstonSawston

Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam seven miles south of Cambridge....
 - SheprethShepreth

Shepreth is a small village in Cambridgeshire on the main line between Cambridge and London....
 - Shingay cum WendyShingay cum Wendy

Shingay cum Wendy is a civil parish in the English county of Cambridgeshire....
 - Shudy CampsShudy Camps Overview

Shudy Camps is a village in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - Six Mile BottomSix Mile Bottom

Six Mile Bottom is a hamlet within the parish of Little Wilbraham, near Cambridge in England....
 - StaplefordFacts About Stapleford, Cambridgeshire

Stapleford is a village located approximately four miles to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in east...
 - Steeple MordenSteeple Morden

Steeple Morden is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, and is part of the South Cambridgeshire local gover...
 - Stow-cum-Quy - SwaveseySwavesey Overview

Swavesey is a small village lying on the Greenwich Meridian with an approximate population of 2000....
 - TadlowTadlow

Tadlow is a village in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - TevershamTeversham

Teversham is a village in Cambridgeshire....
/Cherry HintonCherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton is a town in Cambridgeshire, England. ...
 - ThriplowThriplow

Thriplow is a quiet village situated 8 miles south of Cambridge, England....
 & Heathfield - ToftToft, Cambridgeshire Overview

Toft is a village situated in Cambridgeshire, England....
 - WaterbeachWaterbeach

Waterbeach is a large fen-edge village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England, and belongs to the administrative di...
 - West Wickham - West Wratting - Weston Colville - WestwickWestwick, Cambridgeshire

Westwick is a hamlet in Cambridgeshire, in England....
 - Whaddon - WhittlesfordWhittlesford Summary

Whittlesford is not only a village in Cambridgeshire, but is also an old hundred. ...
 - WillinghamWillingham, Cambridgeshire

Willingham is a medium to large village in Cambridgeshire....
 - WimpoleWimpole

Wimpole is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, about 8½ miles southwest of Cambridge....