Girton, Cambridgeshire

Girton is a small town about three kilometers north- west of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The village with about 1600 households has about 4500 inhabitants.

History

The area around Girton was probably settled before the time of the Anglo-Saxons. The original name of the place Gretton what so much as place on gravel ( gravel engl. ) meant, since the first buildings were built along a gravel bank. The St. Andrews Church is one of the oldest existing buildings in the city.

Situation in Britain

Girton is connected via the Huntingdon Road Cambridge and lies like Cambridge in southeast England, northeast of London (66 miles) and east of Oxford (120 miles). From Liverpool Girton 190 miles away from Birmingham 95 miles.

Structures

In Girton Girton College, there is the 1872, which belongs to Cambridge University. In addition, a school and a large sports field, the histone Football Ground. Also worth seeing is the church of St. Andrew.

Traffic

With the number 5 bus to get within 10 minutes to Cambridge. For the car, there are well-paved roads.