Darwin Green Map
Interactive Map
The Darwin Green development is located at the north-west of Cambridge, between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road.
The different coloured shapes on the map represent the different phases of construction, defined by the builders. For more information, refer to Barratt’s website and David Wilson Homes’s website.
Amenities
The Local Centre of Darwin Green includes:
- The Plaza
- The Darwin Green Community Centre
In the future, it should also include:
- Various retail stores
- A library
- An NHS Centre
- A supermarket (unconfirmed yet)
Surrounding Developments
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King’s Court is how we call the development between Lawrence Weaver Road and Whitehouse Lane, and its residents are part of the Darwin Green community.
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Franklin Gardens is a new development located north-east to the Central Park, sometimes considered as part of Darwin Green (see Barratt’s website).
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Eddington is a new development at the north-west of Cambridge, on the other side of Huntingdon Road, and managed by the University of Cambridge. It has close links with Darwin Green. For more information, refer to Eddington’s website, or to the site of the Eddington Residents Association.
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Windsor Road connects to the south-east portion of Darwin Green via the Green Way, and leads to Histon Road. There is a Windsor Road Residents Association.
Acronyms and Local Names
Here are some acronyms or local names for locations in or around Darwin Green. Some of these names are not officially recognised.
- The Courtyard
- The block between Galton Road and Patagonia Way
- CP
- Central Park
- CR
- Community Rooms
- DG
- Darwin Green
- DGRA
- Darwin Green Residents’ Association
- FG
- Franklin Gardens, the development north-east to the Central Park
- The Greenway
- The passage between the playground and Windsor Road
- HANDLE
- The blocks on Lawrence Weaver Road and (for the last one) Randal Way: Hawking, Newton, Darwin, Lewis
- KC
- King’s Court, the blocks neighbour to Darwin Green, located around Burlton Road, Yeoman Drive, and Lawrence Weaver Road
- LWR
- Lawrence Weaver Road
- NIAB
- National Institute of Agricultural Botany - the site off Lawrence Weaver Road is no longer a NIAB site though, it has been sold for redevelopment
- The Plaza
- The square on Galton Road between the Community Rooms and the Evolution Court buildings (it seems the Plaza is officially part of Evolution Court)
- SO
- (Barratt’s) Sales Office, on Lawrence Weaver Road
See also the origins of names in Darwin Green.