Histon and Impington
Settlement Size
Settlement Category Adopted LDF Core Proposed Submission Strategy (2007) Local Plan (2013) Rural Centre Rural Centre Source: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Population Dwelling Stock Village (mid-2012 estimate) (mid-2012 estimate) Histon 4,650 1,970 Impington 4,160 1,680 Total 8,810 3,650 Source: Cambridgeshire County Council
Transport
Bus Service:
A) Summary Bus Service
Monday – Friday Saturday Sunday Cambridge / Market Town Frequency Frequency Frequency To / From Cambridge 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly To / From Ely 1 Bus (Thursday) No Service No Service
B) Detailed Bus Service
Monday - Friday Cambridge / Market Service 7:00-9:29 9:30-16:29 16:30-18:59 19:00-23:00 Town Citi 8 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly To Cambridge X8 1 Bus No Service No Service No Service Citi 8 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly From Cambridge X8 No Service No Service 1 Bus No Service To Chatteris X8 No Service No Service 1 Bus No Service From Chatteris X8 1 Bus No Service No Service No Service To Ely 110 (Thurs) No Service 1 Bus No Service No Service From Ely 110 (Thurs) No Service 1 Bus No Service No Service Note – X8 stops in Histon but not Impington
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Saturday Cambridge / Market Service 7:00-9:29 9:30-16:29 16:30-18:59 19:00-23:00 Town Citi 8 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly To Cambridge X8 1 Bus No Service No Service No Service Citi 8 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly From Cambridge X8 No Service No Service 1 Bus No Service To Chatteris X8 No Service No Service 1 Bus No Service From Chatteris X8 1 Bus No Service No Service No Service To Ely 110 (Thurs) No Service No Service No Service No Service From Ely 110 (Thurs) No Service No Service No Service No Service Note – X8 stops in Histon but not Impington
Sunday Cambridge / Market Service 9:00-18:00 Town Citi 8 30 Minute To Cambridge X8 No Service Citi 8 30 Minute From Cambridge X8 No Service To Chatteris X8 No Service From Chatteris X8 No Service To Ely 110 (Thurs) No Service From Ely 110 (Thurs) No Service Note – X8 stops in Histon but not Impington
C) Journey Duration
Cambridge / Market Timetabled Service Bus Stops Town Journey Time Histon, School Hill – 23 Minutes Cambridge, St. Andrew's Street Citi 8 To / From Impington, Pepys Terrace – 17 Minutes Cambridge Cambridge, St. Andrew's Street Histon, Orchard Road – X8 27 / 17 Minutes Cambridge, Drummer Street Histon, Orchard Road – To / From Chatteris X8 52 / 45 Minutes Chatteris, East Park Street Note – X8 stops in Histon but not Impington
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Cambridge / Market Timetabled Service Bus Stops Town Journey Time Histon, School Hill – 34 Minutes Ely, Market Street To Ely 110 (Thurs) Impington, Highfield Road – 45 / 42 Minutes Ely, Market Street Source: Cambridgeshire County Council
Guided Busway
The Guided Busway stops for Histon and Impington are located on Cambridge Road at the junction of New Road, Impington. Residents who live in the north of Histon would have to travel 2 kilometres (as the crow flies) to get to these stops.
A) Summary Bus Service
Monday – Friday Saturday Sunday Cambridge / Market Town Frequency Frequency Frequency To / From Cambridge 10 Minute 10 Minute 30 Minute To / From Huntingdon 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly To / From St. Ives 10 Minute 10 Minute 30 Minute
B) Detailed Bus Service
Monday - Friday Cambridge / Market Service 7:00-9:29 9:30-16:29 16:30-18:59 19:00-23:00 Town A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly To Cambridge C 3 Buses Hourly Hourly No Service A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly From Cambridge C 2 Buses Hourly Hourly No Service To Huntingdon B 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly From Huntingdon B 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly To St. Ives C 2 Buses Hourly Hourly 1 Bus A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly From St. Ives C 3 Buses Hourly Hourly No Service
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Saturday Cambridge / Market Service 7:00-9:29 9:30-16:29 16:30-18:59 19:00-23:00 Town A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly To Cambridge C 3 Buses Hourly Hourly No Service A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly From Cambridge C 1 Bus Hourly Hourly No Service To Huntingdon B 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly From Huntingdon B 20 Minute 20 Minute 20 Minute Hourly A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly To St. Ives C 1 Bus Hourly Hourly 1 Bus A / B 10 Minute 10 Minute 10 Minute Hourly From St. Ives C 3 Buses Hourly Hourly No Service
Sunday Cambridge / Market Service 9:00-18:00 Town A / B 30 Minute To Cambridge C Hourly A / B 30 Minute From Cambridge C Hourly To Huntingdon B Hourly From Huntingdon B Hourly A / B 30 Minute To St. Ives C Hourly A / B 30 Minute From St. Ives C Hourly
C) Journey Duration
Cambridge / Market Timetabled Service Bus Stops Town Journey Time Histon, The Busway Histon & Impington – A / B 17 / 16 Minutes To / From Cambridge, The Busway New Square Cambridge Histon, The Busway Histon & Impington – C 17 Minutes Cambridge, The Busway New Square To / From Histon, The Busway Histon & Impington – B 49 / 54 Minutes Huntingdon Huntingdon, Bus Station
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Cambridge / Market Timetabled Service Bus Stops Town Journey Time Histon, The Busway Histon & Impington – A / B 19 Minutes St. Ives, The Busway St Ives Park & Ride To / From St. Ives Histon, The Busway Histon & Impington – C 18 / 19 Minutes St. Ives, The Busway St Ives Park & Ride Source: Cambridgeshire County Council
Cycle Route Links:
Cycle Route Cycle Route Type Route Summary On road cycle lane & shared use path to Running from The Dole, Impington, a Impington – A14 then on-road mixture of on-road cycle lanes and shared Cambridge cycle lane into use paths run into Cambridge Cambridge Shared use path Histon / Impington – Access at Gatehouse Road, St Audrey’s alongside Guided Close, Station Road St. Ives Busway Histon / Impington – Shared use path Cambridge Science Access at Gatehouse Road, St Audrey’s alongside Guided Close, Station Road Park / Cambridge Busway Regional College Histon – Oakington / Running alongside Gatehouse Road and Shared-use path Girton right along Cambridge Road into Oakington Histon / Impington – On-road cycle lane Runs from A14 along B1049 mixture of cycle Cottenham and Shared-use path lane and shared use path to Cottenham Runs from village boundary at St Andrews Shared use cycle Impington – Milton Way, past the Park and Ride, over the A10 path by bridge and into Milton Source: Cambridgeshire County Council & Histon and Impington Parish Council
Services
Education Secondary School Planned Admission Address School Capacity Number Impington Village College, New Road, 210 1,050 Impington Primary School Planned Admission Address School Capacity Number Histon & Impington Junior School, The 90 630 Green, Histon Histon & Impington Infant School, New 90 630 School Road, Histon Source: Cambridgeshire County Council
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Emergency Services Service Address Cambridgeshire Constabulary, 15 Mowlam Close, Police Station Impington Source: Cambridgeshire Constabulary & Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue
General Practitioner Surgery, 78 Station Road, Histon Reception Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:00-13:00; 8:00-13:00; 8:00-13:00; 8:00-13:00; 8:00-13:00; Closed Closed 14:00-18:00 14:00-18:00 14:00-18:00 14:00-18:00 14:00-18:00 Surgery Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:30-10:30; 7:00-8:00; 15:30- 8:30-10:30; 8:30-10:30; 8:30-10:30; 8:30-10;30; Closed Closed 17:30; 15:30-17:30 15:30-17:30 15:30-17:30 15:30-17:30 18:30-20:00 Source: NHS
Library Histon Library, School Hill, Histon Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9:00-13:00 14:00-17:00 Closed 9:00-17:00 11:00-19:00 9:00-13:00 Closed
Mobile Library Service Location Day Frequency Arrive Depart Kay Hitch Way, Histon 4th Thursday Monthly 15:05 15:25 St. Audrey’s Close, Histon 4th Thursday Monthly 15:30 16:05
Burdett House, Station nd 2 Friday Monthly 9:40 10:10 Road, Histon Source: Cambridgeshire County Council
Shopping
Food Store(s) Details Address Bakery Barker’s Bakery, 10 High Street, Histon Local Supermarket CO-OP, 1 Station Road, Histon Greengrocer Les Ward Greengrocer, 10 School Hill, Histon Local Supermarket Tesco Express Supermarket, High Street, Histon Traditional Family Butchers ChopShop, 1 Narrow Lane, Histon
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Food Store(s) Details Address Village Store Best One Store, 157 Station Road, Impington Village Store Mace, Cambridge Road, Impington Source: South Cambridgeshire District Council & Histon and Impington Parish Council
Post Office Histon Post Office, 6 High Street, Histon Opening Hours Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 7:30-17:30 7:30-17:30 7:30-17:30 7:30-17:30 7:30-17:30 7:30-13:00 7:30-11:00 Source: Post Office / Royal Mail
Other Services & Facilities Histon Health Care Address Bramley Court, Chivers Way, Histon Care Home Etheldred House, Clay Street, Histon D. C. Jones, 10a Station Road, Histon Dentist Townsend House Dental Surgery, 66-68 Station Road, Histon Opticians Histon Opticians, 21 High Street, Histon Pharmacy The Co-Operative Pharmacy, 1 Station Road, Histon Shopping & Retail Address Barbers 2 High Street, Histon Bicycle Shop Station Cycles, 9 High Street, Histon Florist Peter Graves, 26 High Street, Histon Framing Service Jane’s Frame, 8 Station Road, Histon Gift Shop Daisy Chain Gift Shop, 2 High Street, Histon Hairdressers Hair Masters, 28 High Street, Histon Kitchen Interiors Kitchensmith, 4 Station Road, Histon Printers Print Out, 4 School Hill, Histon Retail Cinderella Ballgowns, 47a Station Road, Histon Toy Shop Lighthouse Toys, 8-10 High Street, Histon Other Service / Facility Address Barclays, 15 - 17 High Street, Histon ATM NatWest, 11 High Street, Histon Tesco Express Supermarket, High Street, Histon
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Other Service / Facility Address Barclays, 15 - 17 High Street, Histon Bank Cambridge Building Society, 2 High Street, Histon NatWest, 11 High Street, Histon Beauty Salon The Beauty Studio, 14 High Street, Histon Bed & Breakfast Wynwyck, 55 Narrow Lane, Histon Bookmakers Corals, 24 High Street, Histon Built Environment Consultants QMP Management and Design, 14a High Street, Histon Buckingham and Stanley, 14 High Street, Histon Car Dealership Enterprise Cars, rental, 34 Station Road, Histon Chartered Accountants Anderson and Co., 8 Station Road, Histon Tucker Gardner, 14 High Street, Histon Estate Agent Tyler’s Estate Agent, 19 High Street, Histon Insurance Consultants Askim, 96 Station Road, Histon Petrol Station GULF/London Fuel Limited, 34 Station Road, Histon Petrol Station / Car Sales Total / Saab, 34 Station Road, Histon Histon & Impington Royal British Legion, 22-24 Saffron Road, Histon King William Iv, 8 Church Street, Histon
Public House Phoenix Restaurant, 20 The Green, Histon The Barley Mow, 7 High Street, Histon The Boot, 1 High Street, Histon The Red Lion, 27 High Street, Histon Pizza Town, 44 Station Road, Histon Restaurant The Indian Ocean, School Hill, Histon The Phoenix, 20 The Green, Histon Irena Spence and Co., High Street, Histon Solicitors Thomson, Webb and Corfield, High Street, Histon Take-away Histon Village Fryer, 6 Station Road, Histon Impington Community Facility Address Histon & Impington Recreation Ground, New Road, Recreation Ground Centre Impington Scout & Guide Headquarters, Histon Scout Hut, New Scout Hut Road, Impington Education Address Sixth Form Impington Village College, New Road, Impington
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Health Care Address Hospital Cambridge Lea Hospital, 30 New Road, Impington The Co-Operative Pharmacy, 115 Station Road, Pharmacy Impington Shopping & Retail Address Richard Stebbings, Kendal House, Cambridge Road, Funeral Directors Impington Anglia Fireplaces and Design, Cambridge Road / Fireplace Showroom Kendal Court, Impington Other Service / Facility Address Accountants Briant Elmore & Co, 155 Station Road, Impington Bed & Breakfast Rose Corner, 42 Woodcock Close, Impington Café The Geographer, 103 Station Road, Impington Charity Camtrust, 22 Cambridge Road, Impington Hotel & Restaurant Holiday Inn, Bridge Road, Impington Camtrust Design Company, Cambridge Road / Kendal Print Design Court, Impington The Railway Vue, 163 Station Road, Impington Public House The Rose And Crown, 2 Glebe Way, Impington Solicitors Miller Sands, 133 Station Road, Impington Hollyoak Veterinary Practice, St Georges Way, Veterinary Surgery Impington Source: South Cambridgeshire District Council & Histon and Impington Parish Council
Village Hall / Community Centre
Village Hall / Community Centre Address Information Hall, Histon Baptist Church, Station Road, Histon - St Andrews Church Halls, School Hill, Histon - Church Hall, St. Andrews Impington Church Hall, Burgoynes Road, Impington - (Histon & Impington Parish Council) Church Hall, Methodist Church Hall, High Street, Histon - (Histon & Impington Parish Council) Church Hall, St. Andrews Histon Stable Rooms, Church Street, Histon - (Histon & Impington Parish Council) Salvation Army Hall, Impington Lane, Impington
(Histon & Impington Parish Council) Source: South Cambridgeshire District Council & Histon and Impington Parish Council
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Recreation
Sports Centre Address Sports Provision Aerobics Studio Café / Swimming Pool Viewing Area Fitness Studio Grass Pitches Impington Sports Centre, New Outdoor Tennis / Netball Courts Road, Impington Small Ancillary Sports Hall Sports Hall Swimming Pool Thermal Spa
Children’s Equipped Play Area Size Address Contents / Description (hectares) Overview Small play area with grass, wood chippings and rubberised safety surface intended for children under 14 Land west of Water Lane, north with a large range of equipment of Brook Close, Histon (The 0.16 Village Green) Classification LEAP
Quality Good Overview Small fenced off play area with a rubberised safety surface intended for children under 8 small range of equipment Land west of Mill Road, 0.19 Impington Classification LAP
Quality Good Overview Large play area with a grass and rubberised safety surface intended for children under 12 large range of equipment Histon & Impington Recreation 0.12 Ground, New Road, Impington Classification NEAP
Quality Very good
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Outdoor Sport Size Address Contents / Description (hectares) Overview Large open space with children's playground and various sports facilities Histon & Impington Recreation 6.27 - tennis courts, basketball hoop, a Ground, New Road, Impington bowling green, cricket square, 3 adult size football pitches and a multi-use games area
Informal Open Space Address Size (hectares) Land at Narrow Close, adjacent Garden Walk, 0.16 Histon Land at Orchard Road, Histon 0.11 Land at St Audrey’s Close, Histon 0.14 Land east of Farmstead Close, Histon 0.22 Land north of Burkett Way, Histon 0.20
Allotments Size Address Quality (hectares) Land east of Glebe Way, west of 0.24 Good Spring Road, Histon Land north of Cottenham Road 1.46 Good and Parlour Close, Histon Land south of New Road, Histon 1.22 Good Land east of Cambridge Road, 5.72 Good south of A14, Impington Source: South Cambridgeshire District Council Recreation Study (July 2013)
Community Orchard Address Size (hectares) Land north of the Guided Busway, South of 0.40 Somerset Road, Histon Land north of Impington Lane, Impington 0.07
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