Huntingdon Road

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The chapel of the Ascension Parish Burial Ground, off 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.[1][2] The road is designated the A1307, and follows the route of the Roman Via Devana.

At the southeastern end, the road links with Histon Road (B1049), Victoria Road (A1134) and Mount Pleasant.[3] It continues as Castle Street, then Magdalene Street over the River Cam and Bridge Street, into the centre of the city.

The University of Cambridge colleges Fitzwilliam College (front entrance on Storey's Way, south off Huntingdon Road), Girton College, and Murray Edwards College (formerly New Hall), are located off the road. Girton College is some distance from central Cambridge as a former women's college, just south of the village of Girton.

Also on the road are:

Gallery[]

  • Main hall of Fitzwilliam College at the southeast end of Huntingdon Road.

  • Fitzwilliam College sign on Huntingdon Road (removed to make way for building works, May 2008).

  • Kaetsu Centre of Murray Edwards College, on the Huntingdon Road, also at the southeast end.

See also[]

  • Huntingdon, a market town in Cambridgeshire, northwest of Cambridge
  • Howes, a former hamlet on Huntingdon Road
  • Emma Darwin, (1808-1896), widow of Charles Darwin, wintered at 'The Grove' on Huntingdon Road from 1882
  • Francis Darwin, (1848-1925), lived at 'Wychfield' on Huntingdon Road
  • Horace Darwin, (1851-1928), lived at 'The Orchard' on Huntingdon Road

References[]

  1. ^ Huntingdon Road, Cambridge.
  2. ^ Huntingdon Road approach to Cambridge, Geograph.
  3. ^ Cambridge 1950: Histon Road — Huntingdon Road — Victoria Road junction, Cambridge 1950.
  4. ^ The Kapitza House

Coordinates: 52°13′38″N 0°05′03″E / 52.22719°N 0.08407°E / 52.22719; 0.08407

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