Balsham is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Cambridgeshire, England, which has much expanded since the 1960s and is now one of several dormitory settlements of Cambridge.

A sign on the village green commemorates the sole survivor of the attack who escaped by hiding in the parish church.

Further works have been carried out in the 20th century, with the addition of a chapel in the north aisle, containing an Elizabethan altar table.

[7] The village was at one time noted for its large community of Familists, members of an Anabaptist religious sect led by Christopher Vitell.

[9] Until 2024, Balsham was part of the now-abolished South East Cambridgeshire constituency for UK general elections, a Conservative safe seat.

[10] Under new boundaries established in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the village became part of South Cambridgeshire at the 2024 general election.

Balsham Parish Council meets on the 3rd Monday of each month (excluding August and December) at the Sports Pavilion.

The village is sited on a ridge which runs from east to west, reaching 380 feet (116 m) at its eastern edge.

The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk.

The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists also passes through the village.

There is a very limited local bus service running through the village operated by Stagecoach that terminates in Cambridge.

[18][19] The A11 road runs within 2 miles (3 km) of Balsham, providing easy links to Stansted Airport and London .