[3] It is probable that the village came into existence as a late Scandinavian settlement in an area of woodland.

St Peter's Street (or, Lane), north and east of the church, may have been the centre of the original village.

[3] The road provided passing trade; the market was held next to it and the Crown and George inns were built there.

The road became busier after the 16th century and a post office was opened at the Crown inn 'many years' before 1660.

Fires in 1896 and 1897 destroyed more than a dozen houses and, although the arrival of the motor car brought traffic back through the village, its former prosperity did not return.

[3] In 2004 a bypass was completed around Caxton to accommodate traffic for the newly built Cambourne to the north.

[6] It ranges from 44 to 68 metres above sea level[6] and the soil is clay with a blue gault subsoil.

[7] Bourn Brook runs through Caxton, eventually joining the River Cam.

The Church of St Andrew was built of stone and flint mainly in the Early English style.