Welcome to Croxton

Croxton is a small village located in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is situated approximately 10 miles north of the city of Cambridge and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. Croxton has a population of around 300 people and is a peaceful and quiet place to live. The village has a rich history and is home to several historic buildings, including the 12th-century St. James' Church.

One of the main attractions in Croxton is the beautiful countryside that surrounds the village. The area is perfect for walking, cycling, and horse riding, with many scenic routes to explore. The village is also close to several nature reserves, including the Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, which is home to a wide variety of wildlife. The reserve is a popular destination for birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts.

Croxton is a close-knit community, and there are several local events and activities that take place throughout the year. The village has a village hall, which is used for a variety of events, including concerts, plays, and community meetings. There is also a local pub, The Wheatsheaf, which is a popular spot for locals to gather and socialize. Overall, Croxton is a charming village with a strong sense of community and a beautiful natural setting.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 9.3°C

Feels Like: 6.4°C

Wind: 13.2 MPH

Wind Dir: SW

Local Schools

School	Details
The Newton Community Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs James Singleterry	Caxton End Eltisley St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 6TL 01480880215 School Website
The Round House Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tracy Bryden	School Drive St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 6AW 01480479890 School Website
Wintringham Primary Academy Free Schools Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tracy Bryden	Nuffield Road St. Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 0AW 1480595885 School Website
Barnabas Oley C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Michelle Downes	Little Lane Great Gransden Sandy Cambridgeshire SG19 3AE 01767677294 School Website
Great Paxton C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Lee Frost	Mount Pleasant Great Paxton St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 6YJ 01480472132 School Website
Pendragon Community Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Emily Samuels	Varrier-Jones Drive Papworth Everard Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 3XQ 01480830267 School Website
Priory Junior School Community School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mrs Tracy Keefe	Longsands Road St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 1TF 01480226730 School Website
Samuel Pepys School Community Special School Ages:2-19 Head Teacher Ms Joanne Hardwick	Cromwell Road St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 2EZ 01480375012 School Website
Longsands Academy Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Catherine Cusick	Longsands Road St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 1LQ 01480353535 School Website
St Marys Church Of England Primary School St Neots Academy Sponsor Led Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Ben Hodson	Wintringham Road St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 1NX 01480398048

Local Train Stations

Train Station
St Neots Hawkesden Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1QF 2.96 Miles

Huntingdon Station Approach, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3BP 7.23 Miles

Sandy Station Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1AW 8.21 Miles

Biggleswade Station Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8AL 10.28 Miles

Shepreth Station Road, Shepreth, Cambridgeshire, SG8 6PZ 11.79 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Firstabbey Executive Cars 07788 561500 9 Hut Field Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3GS 2.94 Miles
Anglian Taxis 01480 475222 Station Road, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1QF 3.00 Miles
Papworth Carriage Company 01480 831955 17 Hamden Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3UG 3.20 Miles
Eynesbury Roundabout Cars 01480 470098 Allington Road, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2RD 3.79 Miles
Steve's Private Hire 01480 471111 49 Market Square, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2AA 3.90 Miles
The Executive Car Co 01480 812790 38 Bramley Drive, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5SF 4.00 Miles
K Cars 01954 718780 6 Garstones, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 5HZ 4.68 Miles
Consort Private Hire 01480 380545 20 Wilkinson Cl, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8HJ 4.82 Miles
B N K Cars 01480 472222 76 Cranfield Way, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TJ 5.36 Miles
Buckden Private Hire/Taxi Service 01480 812929 53 Lucks Lane Buckden St Neots Cambs, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TQ 5.48 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Croxton Village Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:07:45
Toseland Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:08:00
Eltisley Collection Today available until:16:15 Weekday Last Collection:16:15 Saturday Last Collection:08:45
High Street Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:08:00
Yelling Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
High Street Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
High Green Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:08:00
Graveley Collection Today available until:16:30 Weekday Last Collection:16:30 Saturday Last Collection:08:30
Great High Ground Collection Today available until:17:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:11:00
Gt Gransden Spo Sg19 3Aa Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Station Road Collection Today available until:17:30 Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:12:00
Rowley Road Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ermine Street South Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Cromwell Gardens Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Mount Pleasant Collection Today available until:16:45 Weekday Last Collection:16:45 Saturday Last Collection:10:30

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Papworth Surgery 01480 830888	The Surgery Chequers Lane Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3QQ
Almond Road Surgery 01480 473413	Almond Road Surgery Almond Road, St.Neots Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE19 1DZ
Lakeside Healthcare St Neots 01480 406677	Cedar House Surgery 14 Huntingdon St,St Neots Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE19 1BQ
St Neots Health Centre 01480 219317	St Neots Health Centre 24 Moore's Walk St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 1AG
Little Paxton - Covid Local Vaccination Service	40 High Street Little Paxton St. Neots PE19 6EY

Local Stores

Papworth Everard - Pendrill Court
Ermine Street North
Papworth Everard
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB23 3UY
01480 831569
Store Website
3.15 miles

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SPAR St Neots
SPAR
CAMBRIDGE ROAD
ST NEOTS
PE19 1QB
01480 474286
Store Website
3.1 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Medivet St Neots
86A Cambridge Street St Neots Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE19 1PJ 01480 210310 st.neots@medivet.co.uk Website 3.43 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Sun	closed	closed

Church House Veterinary Clinic
Church House 18 Brook Street St. Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 2BP 01480 472032 enquiries@chvc.co.uk Website 3.80 miles
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Animals Treated
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09:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 15:00 and 16:30 to 18:30
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Closed between 11:30 and 16:00
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Closed between 11:30 and 16:00
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Closed between 11:30 and 16:00
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09:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 15:00 and 16:30 to 18:30
Sat	09:00	12:00
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09:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 15:00 and 16:30 to 18:30

Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Cromwell Veterinary Group
White House Veterinary Clinic 1 Linclare Place St. Neots Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE19 7AH 01480 216612 enquiries@cromwellvets.co.uk 4.52 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Waterside Vets
Eaton Socon St Neots Cambridgeshire PE19 8ET 4.61 miles

Animals Treated
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Cromwell Veterinary Group
4 High Street Great Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6BJ 01954 715161 enquiries@cromwellvets.co.uk Website 4.70 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial
Tue	09:00	20:30
24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial
Wed	09:00	18:00
24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial
Thu	09:00	18:00
24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial
Fri	09:00	18:00
24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial
Sat	09:00	12:30
24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial
Sun	closed	closed
24hr Emergency Service available at our Huntingdon Hosptial

Potton Veterinary Surgery
9 Market Square Potton Bedfordshire SG19 2NP 01767 260007 clients@pottonvets.co.uk Website 6.87 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Sun	closed	closed

Local Dog Walks

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Lovely Walk Around The Lakes And River Ouse. Path In One Place Runs Next To Working Quarry, But Other Than That Dogs Off Lead. I Recommend The River Trail. 2 Kingfisher Cl Little Paxton 3.44 miles Park At The Visitors Centre For Free, But It’S Not Huge. Was Filled Up By The Time I Finished Our Walk.

Location what3words tabs.adjuster.risking

St Neots Weekly Walk
Beautiful Dog Walk Used Weekly By Big Walkies Community Group. The Car Park Is Known To Locals As 'Connygear Car Park' - It's Just Off Of Hardwick Road, Near To The Caravan Site Around 3 Miles Walk With Water Area For Dogs. Willow Bridge Eaton Socon 4.09 miles Car Park Known To Locals As 'Connygear Car Park' - It'S Just Off Of Hardwick Road, Near To The Caravan Site

Location what3words marinated.juggled.hilltop

Godmanchester Nature Reserve
Nice Walk For A Hot Day. Lots Of Places For Swimming. A Bit Boring Though. 1 Post St Godmanchester 6.56 miles Postcode For Car Park: Pe29 2Ej

Location what3words nutty.nagging.nation

Brampton Woods Near Huntingdon
Brampton Rd Brampton 7.15 miles

Location what3words richest.coil.armrests

Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Open Grasslands, Meadows, Woodlands And Lakes Cover 170 Acres With A Wealth Of Wildlife Everywhere. Used By Big Walkies Community Group On A Monthly Basis! A14 7.42 miles

Location what3words indulges.trombone.urgent

Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Lovely Varied Walks With Different Combination For A New Experience Each Time From Woodland Advantages To Slashing Around In The Lakes. This Place Really Does Have It All. Great Food, Cheap Parking (£1-2Hr £2-6Hr), Loads Of Extras 94 Christie Dr Lancashire 7.43 miles

Location what3words headless.olive.recline

Weather Forecast

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	Overcast	Clear	Overcast	Overcast	Mist	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Mist	Light rain	Light rain
Temp	10.5°C	10.3°C	10.5°C	10.4°C	10.7°C	11.1°C	11.5°C	11.6°C	11.7°C	11.3°C	11°C	10.9°C
Feels Like	10.2°C	9.3°C	10.2°C	10.2°C	10.3°C	10.7°C	11.1°C	11.3°C	11.1°C	10.4°C	10.3°C	10.1°C

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Light rain	Overcast	Cloudy	Overcast	Cloudy	Overcast	Clear
Temp	10.4°C	10.1°C	10.3°C	10.9°C	9.3°C	9.3°C	8.7°C	9.9°C	10.4°C	10.2°C	8.6°C	7.1°C
Feels Like	8.8°C	8.1°C	7.8°C	8.1°C	6.1°C	5.9°C	5.2°C	6.6°C	7.4°C	7.5°C	5.9°C	4.2°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Cloudy
Temp	7.4°C	7.1°C	6.8°C	6.4°C	7°C	7.9°C	9.1°C	9.5°C	9.2°C	8.6°C	8.2°C	7.7°C
Feels Like	4.9°C	4.6°C	4.2°C	3.9°C	4.4°C	5.5°C	7.1°C	7.5°C	7.1°C	6.6°C	6.3°C	5.5°C

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