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A narrow stream flows between grassy banks leading towards a field where a combine harvester works under a hazy horizon.

Photo: Andrew Roberts

Hobson’s Brook, Cambridge

A brook that rises near Trumpington and has provided fresh water to Cambridge since the 17th century

Photo: Andrew Roberts

The watercourse called Hobson’s Brook and Hobson’s Conduit flows through Trumpington to Cambridge, from Nine Wells into the city.

This page on the Trumpington Local History Group website links to Hobson’s Conduit: the First 400 Years for details about the history and route of the Conduit.

A narrow brook flows through a wooded area toward a small stone bridge, with logs and brushwood secured along the banks.
Hobson’s Brook, Cambridge (RGL2026)
A large, textured tree stump with thin, bare branches growing from its top and clusters of pale fungi on its side.
Hobson’s Brook, Cambridge (RGL2026)
A narrow stream flows through a wooded area with bundles of woven willow branches secured along the muddy, leaf-strewn banks.
Hobson’s Brook, Cambridge (RGL2026)
A narrow, shallow brook reflects trees and sky, bordered by an earthen bank on the left and a stone-edged path on the right.
Hobson’s Brook, Cambridge (RGL2026)
A wooden footbridge with vertical slats spans a small brook, showing a gentle waterfall cascading over a stone weir below.
Hobson’s Brook, Cambridge (RGL2026)

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