Melbourn | |
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Village | |
Location within Cambridgeshire | |
Population | 4,689 2011[1] |
OS grid reference | TL385445 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROYSTON |
Postcode district | SG8 |
Dialling code | 01763 |
Police | Cambridgeshire |
Fire | Cambridgeshire |
Ambulance | East of England |
Melbourn (/ˈmɛlbɔːrn/) is a large, clustered village in the far south-west of Cambridgeshire, England. Its traditional high street is bypassed by the A10, intersecting the settlement's other main axis exactly 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of the traditional focal point of Royston, Hertfordshire, the nearest larger settlement. It has over 4,600 inhabitants and is in the South Cambridgeshire district.
The Prime Meridian passes to the west of Melbourn.