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Cambourne is a new settlement in Cambridgeshire, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It lies on the A428 road between Cambridge, 9 miles (14 km) to the east, and St Neots and Bedford to the west. It comprises the three villages of Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne and Upper Cambourne. The area is close to Bourn Airfield. The final population is expected to be around 10,000.

As part of plans to build thousands of new homes in the south-east of England, a new settlement on 400 ha of former agricultural land, nine miles west of Cambridge was considered in the late 1980s. The new settlement was to be constructed by three of Britain's leading house builders, Bovis Homes, Bryant Homes and George Wimpey. Planning permission for the development at Monkfield Park was given in November 1996, while construction began in June 1998, on what was previously farmland.

The existing planning permission allows 3,300 homes in the development, and there are proposals for a further 950 homes.

Cambourne was initially going to be named Monkfield after the name of the original farm, which is commemorated by a Monkfield Lane in Great Cambourne. The name of the community was created from the names of Cambridge, the nearest city, and Bourn, a nearby village. The area became a civil parish on 1 April 2004.

Many facilities have been built in Cambourne as part of the recent development. These include a Morrisons supermarket and petrol station, a medical practice, allotments, a Chinese takeaway, a pub, The Monkfield Arms, owned by Pathfinder Pubs and a hotel, The Cambridge Belfry, run by QHotels.

The high street in Cambourne is still underway, with a chemist, a fish and chip shop, several estate agents, a bookmaker, a building society, a dry cleaner and an Indian restaurant. However a survey in July 2006 found that more than a third of residents thought that slow development of services was a problem, while almost a quarter thought that the range of shops was poor.

Cambourne has three primary schools, Monkfield Park Primary School, The Vine Inter-Church Primary School and the recently completed Jeavons Wood Primary School which is in temporary buildings behind the new church. All primary schools are in the catchment area for Comberton Village College. Cambourne has many religious services available and is a multicultural community. Cambourne Business Park is located to the north of Lower Cambourne and is the home of South Cambridgeshire District Council, which relocated there in 2004. Environmental facilities include an educational 'Eco Park' which is home to a variety of plant, bird and mammal life and a 'Country Park' covering 80 acres (32 hectares), partially opened in 2001, situated between Lower and Great Cambourne.

In 2008/9, the local police force Cambridgeshire Constabulary announced the building of a new police station in the village. Building has now started. It was planned to be ready by December 2009, however due to delays, it will open in June 2010.

Various sports clubs are located in the villages, including football, rugby, tennis, netball and cricket clubs with their own pitches.

Cambourne Cricket Club runs two senior teams and two junior teams at U14 and U15 level, with an U11 team looking ever more likely in 2009 after increased interest. Building work on a new pavilion in Lower Cambourne was completed in April 2007, with the club enjoying a sustained period of growth. As of 2008[update], a second ground is due to be opened in 2009 behind the graveyard which will allow up to four teams to be entered into the Saturday leagues.

The senior football club is Cambourne Rovers FC, whose Saturday side plays in the Cambridgeshire Football League BIS Division 1a. A reserve team has also been entered into Division 5a for the 2008-09 season. CRFC is further represented by a Sunday league team, competing in the Halls of Cambridge Sunday League Division 4B.