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Just seven miles south of Cambridge, Sawston is one of the county’s larger villages, functioning more like a self-contained small town with its own distinct identity. Geographically, it sits in a convenient spot between the A1301 and the A11, with the nearby railway stations at Whittlesford Parkway and Shelford providing the main rail links into London and Cambridge. The village is perhaps best known for Sawston Hall, a Grade I listed Tudor manor house with deep ties to Mary I, though its more modern history is rooted in the local paper and leather industries. Today, it serves as a practical hub for the surrounding area, anchored by a high street that retains a proper mix of independent shops, banks, and pubs. It is also home to Sawston Village College, which opened in 1930 as the first of its kind in the country, designed to put the school at the very heart of the community’s social and educational life.