Duxford Village 1

We have lived in Duxford, a village in Cambridgeshire about 10 miles south of Cambridge, for over 30 years now. Duxford is well known for its airfield (now owned by the Imperial War Museum, IWM) and its air shows; the airfield was used as a sector station during the Battle of Britain.

The village was originally formed on the banks of the River Cam and there is an old Water Mill; this is now a private property, but opens on local garden days.  There are two Grade I listed medieval parish churches, St Peter's Church (with the war memorial outside it) and St John's Church (now redundant, but open for visitors as it contains a variety of interesting wall decorations ranging from medieval wall paintings to graffiti - some of this dates from the Second World War). There is a lovely village green and we have two pubs – The John Barleycorn and The Plough. There is a new village community centre opening shortly; overall, it is a great place to live.Read more