5. Knapwell
About 10 miles from Cambridgeshire is the hamlet of Knapwell. It lies within the administrative realm of Ely. Less than 100 people are now living in Knapwell while at the turn of the millennium there was about 110 people living in Knapwell. It is surrounded by several towns such as Elsworth, Conington, Cambourne and Boxworth. First mention of the place-name Knapwell was made in an Anglo-Saxon will which is dating back to approximately 1043 and the town is referred to as Cnapwelle. 20 years later in 1060 it was written as Cnapenwelle and 20 years after that it appears in the Domesday Book as Chenepewelle at which time it was the property of the Abbot of Ramsey. Luxury mansions can cost approximately £2.5 million for a quick property sale to a cash buyer.
4. Hemingford Abbots
There is a village with the name of Hemingford Abbots in Cambridgeshire and it is surrounded by towns such as Hemingford Grey and Huntingdon. It is with in the region of Huntingdonshire that Hemingford Abbots is located. Huntingdonshire is a nonmetropolitan district of Cambridgeshire. It is also a historic county of England. People have been living in this region as far back as a Roman times and the evidence of such settlement can be proven because of the presence of a Roman sarcophagus and also with the discovery of flints dating from the Roman era. According to property experts Quick Property Buyer upmarket properties can cost approximately £2.9 million.
3. Weston Colville
It is in South Cambridgeshire not that far from Suffolk, Newmarket and Cambridge that you will find the village of Weston Colville. The region on which Weston Colville is located stretches from the Suffolk border to the A11. Other places in the region is Little Wilbraham, Great Wilbraham, West Wratting and Carlton-cum-Willingham. Luxury mansions can cost approximately £3 million.
2. Great Shelford
Not far from Cambridge you will find the village of Great Shelford. In fact it is located in the county of Cambridgeshire. Great Shelford has an interesting history because in 1850 it consisted of 1,900 acres which was divided by the River Cam. Even back the village had over 800 residents. Today there are well over 4000 residents and not long ago the village was named as Britain’s 22nd richest village. The village has a lot of versatility providing residents and visitors with two public houses, various shops, a garden center, bakery, an accountant, a solicitor, a chemist, a building society and two barbers. Upmarket properties can cost approximately £3.1 million.
1. Lode
There is a small village in Cambridgeshire known as Lode. This is in the area bordering the Fens. It is very close to Cambridge and not far from the B1102 between Swaffham Bulbeck and Quy. Interestingly this small village has the highest number of startups per capita than any other area anywhere in the UK. The name of this village comes from where it is located near Bottisham Lode which is linked with the River Cam. Bottisham Lode is an artificial water channel which is used to drain the Fens. It is believed to have been constructed in Roman times. Luxury mansions can cost approximately £4.4 million if you want to sell your property quickly.Five most expensive places to purchase property in Cambridgeshire