Welcome to Great and Little Chishill
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Great Chishill is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Chishill, South Cambridgeshire, England. The village is about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the county boundary with Hertfordshire and about 4 miles (6 km) east of Royston. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 678.The parish was part of Essex until 1895, when the county boundary was revised.The highest point of the current administrative county of Cambridgeshire, 146 m (479 ft) above sea level, is about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) east of St Swithun's parish church. However, as Great Chishill was historically a part of Essex (having been moved in boundary changes in 1895), the historic county top of Cambridgeshire is about 13 miles (21 km) to the east of Great Chishill close to the village of Castle Camps where a point on the disused RAF airfield reaches a height of 128 metres (420 ft) above sea level (grid reference TL 63282 41881). The highest point of Essex, Chrishall Common and the triple point of Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire are near each other about 1.2 miles (2 km) south of Great Chishill.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,300 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
650 (2021) |
Density |
50 people/km2 |
Mean age |
42.3 |
Ward |
Foxton |
District |
South Cambridgeshire |
Postcodes |
SG8 |
ONS ID |
E04001792 |
Council
Contact details for Great and Little Chishill Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Great and Little Chishill Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Great and Little Chishill Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Great and Little Chishill Parish.
Local News
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Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire planning applications for week ending May 17
Published: 17th May 2021
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Most and least expensive neighbourhoods to buy a house in South Cambridgeshire
Published: 13th Apr 2022