Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam about seven miles (11 km) south of Cambridge.
Sawston lies on one of the routes of the Icknield Way (the name being derived from the East Anglian Iceni tribe), one of England’s oldest long distance trackways, having Iron Age (if not earlier) origins and linking East Anglia to other trade routes such as the Ridgeway in Wessex. Rather than consisting of a single track, the Icknield Way divided into of a series of parallel east to west routes which crossed the River Cam at various points between Sawston and Great Chesterford.The Iron Age fort at Borough Hill, in the east of Sawston parish, lies close to one of these crossing points, and Roman enclosures following a similar alignment testify to continuity of use into the Roman period.
Over the bi-pass (A1301) is the site of the former staionery factory of Spicers, names Sawston Business Park. The Spicers name lives on in the village with the Spicer's Sports Ground home of a number local sports clubs.