Village

Chesterton

Located in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire Coordinates: 52°13′17″ N 0°08′26″ E

Mortee · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 11,534; 11.5K
Elevation: 10 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: STN London Stansted Airport38 km; LTN London Luton Airport52 km

About Chesterton

Chesterton is a village. Location: Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire. Population: 11,534. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Chesterton is a suburb in Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. As of the 2021 UK census, the suburb had a population of 18,620 people.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos of Chesterton

Cambridge Castle Myself · CC BY 3.0
Abbey Stadium CU4ever · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population of Chesterton over time

Population of Chesterton over time
1801		741
1811		870
1821		1,137
1831		1,174
1841		1,617
1851		2,816
1861		2,986
1871		4,102
1881		5,706
1891		7,526
1901		9,591
1911		11,534

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Chesterton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (52 mm)
Driest month: February (33 mm)

7° 1°

10° 3°

13° 4°

17° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

19° 10°

15° 7°

10° 4°

8° 2°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Chesterton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	13°	17°	20°	22°	22°	19°	15°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	46	33	42	43	43	52	41	49	51	51	52	48

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Chesterton

The nearest airport is London Stansted Airport (STN), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cambridge, 3 km to the southwest.

Airports

London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 38 kmsouth
London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 52 kmsouthwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cambridge Population: 145.7K 3 kmsouthwest
Bedford Population: 106.9K 43 kmwest
Peterborough Population: 163.4K 47 kmnorthwest
Luton Population: 225.3K 54 kmsouthwest
Chelmsford Population: 111.5K 59 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Chesterton

Within 100 km: 825 historic and cultural sites, 333 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

Duck Island Island 23 kmS
The Island Island 24 kmNW
The Island Island 22 kmSE
Battcock's Island Island 21 kmNW

25–60 km318 places

Park Island Island 56 kmNW
Heron Island Island 50 kmW
Apple Island Island 46 kmW
Dog Island Island 51 kmNE

60–100 km1,055 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 70 kmS
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 97 kmS
Snettisham Beach Beach 75 kmN
West Mersea Beach Beach 74 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Abbey Stadium Landmark, Cambridge District
1.4 km SE
Chesterton Tower Landmark, Cambridge District
0.5 km S
Cambridge Castle Historic site, Cambridge District
2.1 km SW
Chesterston Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Milton
1.5 km E
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum, Cambridge District
2.5 km SW
The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum, Cambridge District
2.8 km SW