Barnwell, Cambridgeshire

Barnwell
The Cellarer's Chequer, Barnwell Priory.
Barnwell is located in Cambridgeshire
Barnwell
Barnwell
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population1,967 (Ward. 2011)
OS grid referenceTL479584
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAMBRIDGE
Postcode districtCB5
Dialling code01223
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°12′25″N 0°09′50″E / 52.207°N 0.164°E / 52.207; 0.164

Barnwell is a suburb of Cambridge in England. The population of the Barnwell ward of Cambridge City Council at the 2011 census was 1,967.[1] It lies northeast of the city, with Cambridge Airport located immediately to the east. It forms part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Andrew the Less and was the site of Barnwell Priory.

Barnwell is also home to the Leper Chapel near the Newmarket Road bridge over the railway at Barnwell Junction. Built in 1125 the chapel is one of the oldest buildings in Cambridge.[2]

  1. ^ "Cambridge City ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ "History of the Leper Chapel". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.