South Cambridgeshire

South Cambridgeshire District
Non-metropolitan district
South Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Cambridgeshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Cambourne
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	South Cambridgeshire District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Liberal Democrat)
• MPs	Anthony Browne (C) Lucy Frazer (C)
Area
• Total	348.12 sq mi (901.63 km2)
Area rank	40th (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	159,086
• Rank	124th (of 309)
• Density	460/sq mi (180/km2)
• Ethnicity	97.1% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	12UG (ONS) E07000012 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL318598
Website	www.scambs.gov.uk

South Cambridgeshire is a mostly rural local government district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 148,755 at the 2011 census.^[1] It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. It completely surrounds the city of Cambridge, which is administered separately from the district by Cambridge City Council.

Southern Cambridgeshire, including both the district of South Cambridgeshire and the city of Cambridge, has a population of over 281,000 (including students) and an area of 1,017.28 km square.

On the abolition of South Hertfordshire and Hertford districts to form the unitary Hertfordshire in 1998, South Cambridgeshire became the only English district to completely encircle another.

The district's coat of arms contains a tangential reference to the coat of arms of the University of Cambridge^[2] by way of the coat of arms of Cambridge suburb Chesterton.^[3] The motto, Niet Zonder Arbyt, means "Not Without Work" (or effort) in old Dutch; the only Dutch motto in British civic heraldry. It was originally the motto of Cornelius Vermuyden, who drained the Fens 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 Cambridgeshire as the fifth-best place to live in 2006.^{[citation needed]} A Halifax survey rated South Cambridgeshire the best place to live in rural Britain, and sixth best overall in 2017.^[4]

In 2010 South Cambridgeshire had the highest median household income in the country of Cambridgeshire.^[5]

List of settlements[]

Abington Piggotts – Arrington – Babraham – Balsham – Bar Hill – Barrington – Bartlow – Barton – Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth – Bourn – Boxworth – Caldecote – Cambourne – Carlton – Castle Camps – Caxton – Childerley – Chishills – Chittering – Comberton – Conington – Coton – Cottenham – Croxton – Croydon – Dry Drayton – Duxford – Elsworth – Eltisley – Fen Ditton – Fen Drayton – Fowlmere – Foxton – Fulbourn – Gamlingay – Girton – Grantchester – Graveley – Great Abington – Great Eversden – Great Shelford – Great Wilbraham – Guilden Morden – Hardwick – Harlton – Harston – Haslingfield – Hatley – Hauxton – Heydon – Hildersham – Hinxton – Histon – Horseheath – Horningsea – Ickleton – Impington – Kingston – Knapwell – Landbeach – Linton – Litlington – Little Abington – Little Eversden – Little Gransden – Little Shelford – Little Wilbraham – Lolworth – Longstanton – Longstowe – Madingley – Melbourn – Meldreth – Milton – Newton – Oakington – Orchard Park – Orwell – Over – Pampisford – Papworth Everard – Papworth St Agnes – Rampton – Sawston – Shepreth – Shingay cum Wendy – Shudy Camps – Six Mile Bottom – Stapleford – Steeple Morden – Stow-cum-Quy – Swavesey – Tadlow – Teversham – Thriplow &  – Toft – Waterbeach – West Wickham – West Wratting – Weston Colville – Westwick – Whaddon – Whittlesford – Willingham – Wimpole

Local government[]

South Cambridgeshire District Council's headquarters are located in South Cambridgeshire Hall in the Cambourne Business Park in Cambourne.^[6] The council consists of 45 councillors (reduced from 57 in 2018), representing 26 electoral wards (reduced from 34 in 2018). The Liberal Democrats now have a strong majority on the council, having gained control in the 2018 local elections which saw a major shift in voting, the Conservatives having had control since 2007. Prior to that, no party had overall control of the council.

Transportation[]

Cambridge Airport is located in South Cambridgeshire.^[7]

The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway passes through South Cambridgeshire.

Economy[]

ScotAirways has its head office on the grounds of Cambridge Airport in South Cambridgeshire.^[7][8]

References[]

External links[]

• South Cambridgeshire
• List of settlements on South Cambridgeshire website
• Coat of arms

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Coordinates: 52°07′55″N 0°06′18″E / 52.132°N 0.105°E / 52.132; 0.105