South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire England United Kingdom
52.1908912,-0.0634401

Bourn

Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles (12 km) from the county town of Cambridge. The population of the parish was 1,015 at the time of the 2011 census. Bourn has a Church of England primary school, a doctors' surgery, the Church of St Mary & St Helena, a golf club, a former Royal Air Force bomber airfield (RAF Station Bourn 1940–1945), today used for light aircraft, and an old windmill. Bourn Hall Clinic, the centre for infertility treatment founded in 1980 by IVF pioneers Patrick Steptoe and Professor Robert Edwards, who were responsible for the conception in 1978 of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF or test-tube baby, is also located here. Since its foundation the clinic has assisted in the conception of more than 10,000 babies. A small stream called Bourn Brook runs through the village, eventually joining the River Cam.

Distance between:

London to Bourn 47 Miles / 76 Kms
Liverpool to Bourn 149 Miles / 240 Kms

Postal Code

Population 2017: 1648 inhabitants



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aquarium Nearby

Oceanarium

art gallery Nearby

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museum Nearby

Stonehenge Visitor Centre
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Bourne Museum
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park Nearby

Bournville Park
Bournemouth Parks - Lower Gardens
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Ilam Park
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tourist attraction Nearby

Eastbourne Beach
Bratch Locks
Bowthorpe Oak
Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne
Weybourne beach
National Trust - Ashdown
Hergest Croft Gardens
National Trust - Bourne Mill
Waterfront Promenade
Cobh Road Train
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Bournemouth Pier
Boscombe Pier
Littledown Miniature Railway
Whitbourne Village Hall
Hengistbury Head Beach
Grimsthorpe Castle Park & Gardens
Dole Wood
Bourne Wood
Thurlby Fen Slipe
First byway
Bredgar & Wormshill Railway
Sittingbourne Viaduct SKLR Railway Station
Jeffery Harrison Visitor Centre
Bexley Butterfly House and Plant Centre
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
Hall Place & Gardens
Danemead
Fairbourne Railway
Fairbourne Beach
Westward Ho! CoastSnap
Eastbourne Pier
National Trust - Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters
Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway
Eastbourne Redoubt
Sovereign Harbour Fountains
The locked room
The Waterfront
Went Hill, Seven Sisters
Huntfun Eastbourne
Long Man of Wilmington
Rural Beekeeping and Beer Tasting - Hiver Beers
Hengistbury Head
Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre
Boscombe Beach
ALTITUDE High Ropes Adventure
Hengistbury Head Land Train
Albourne Estate
Christmas Tree Wonderland
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zoo Nearby

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New Forest Reptile Centre
Paradise Wildlife Park
Howletts Wild Animal Park
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