Babraham

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=Babraham Hall, now part of the Babraham Institute
latitude= 52.12
longitude=00.20
official_name =Babraham
civil_parish=Babraham
population = 269
shire_district= South Cambridgeshire
shire_county= Cambridgeshire
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metropolitan_county =
region=East of England
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os_grid_reference= TL5150

Babraham is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about six miles south-east of Cambridge on the A1307 road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 269. [cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792310&c=Babraham&d=16&e=15&g=427257&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1214266315549&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Babraham CP (Parish) | publisher=Office for National Statistics | accessdate=2008-06-24 ]

The village contains a primary school and 16th century public house 'The George'.

There is a very sucsesfull village cricket team who won the Senier League in 2008.

In the 19th century Babraham was home to Jonas Webb, a noted stock breeder who played a pivotal role in developing the Southdown breed of sheep.

Babraham is home to the Babraham Institute which undertakes research into cell and molecular biology.

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