Foxton is a small village in South Cambridgeshire with a population of around 1,250 people. Located about seven miles south-west of Cambridge it is served by a railway station on the main Cambridge to London King’s Cross line. It is in a rural location surrounded by farmland.
There are a number of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century houses throughout the village as well as a thirteenth-century church dedicated to St Laurence. The village also has its own primary school, pre-school, shop and post office, public house, and village hall with adjoining sports facilities.
There are a number of active groups in the village, including Foxton Gardens Association, STREAM (a charity committed to fund-raising for the local church), Foxton Singers and the WI. On the sporting side, there is a thriving football club with multiple youth teams, a cricket club (who won the national village cup final at Lord’s in 2024 and again in 2025), bowls club and tennis club.
Further information is available at the following sites (in English):
Foxton Twinning Association 