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Great Shelford

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Great Shelford

Total population

3,980

Coordinates52.15°, 0.14°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Great Shelford is a village located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) to the south of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, in eastern England. In 1850 Great Shelford parish contained 1,900 acres (7.7 km2) bisected by the River Cam. The population in 1841 was 803 people. By 2001, this had grown to 3,949 and by the Census 2011 to 4,233. It was described as Britain's twenty-second richest village in 2011.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.1469
Longitude
0.1353
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
561,512
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19,402
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14,796
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13,529
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    13,416
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    13,086
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12,905
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    12,633
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10,797

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2020-09-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in England

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,058

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
540
Avg daily Wikipedia views
18
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Great Shelford

The law of railways
The law of railways
Leonard Shelford · 1845
The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Great Shelford
D. F. O. Doyle · 1961
Great Shelford remembered 1894-1994
Great Shelford Parish Council · 1994
The Acts for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales
Leonard Shelford · 1839
A practical treatise of the law of marriage and divorce
Leonard Shelford · 1841
The law of highways in England and Wales
Leonard Shelford · 1865
The Acts 6 & 7 Will. IV. C. 71, & 7 Will. IV. & 1 Vict. C. 69, for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales
Leonard Shelford · 1838
The law of highways
Leonard Shelford · 1862

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ONS — UK Office for National Statistics

ONS code
osgb4000000074576007
Local type
Village
Region
Eastern

api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
  • • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names