Cambridge
Cambridge is a city in England. It is 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of London. The city is famous for its university, the University of Cambridge, which is thought to be one of the best universities in the world. The university has a hospital (Addenbrooke's Hospital), laboratory (Cavendish Laboratory), chapel (King's College Chapel) and library (Cambridge University Library). There is also a Central Library in Cambridge, on the first floor of the Grand Arcade, St Andrew's Street.[3]
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City of Cambridge | |
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City and non-metropolitan district | |
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 Cambridge shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′18″N 0°07′08″E / 52.205°N 0.119°E | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Country |  England |
| Region | East of England |
| Ceremonial county |  Cambridgeshire |
| Admin HQ | Cambridge Guildhall |
| Founded | 1st century |
| City status | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district, city |
| • Governing body | Cambridge City Council |
| • Mayor | George Pippas (LD) |
| • MPs: | Daniel Zeichner (L) Heidi Allen (C) |
| Area | |
| • City and non-metropolitan district | 40.7 km2 (15.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • City and non-metropolitan district | (ranked 164th) |
| • Metro | 280,000 [1] - |
| • Ethnicity (2011)[2] | 66% White British 1.4% White Irish 15% White Other 1.7% Black British 3.2% Mixed Race 11% British Asian & Chinese 1.6% other |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode | |
| ONS code | 12UB (ONS) E07000008 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". |
| Website | www.cambridge.gov.uk |
There are 108,863 people living in Cambridge, of which 22,153 are students. There are lots of smaller towns and villages around Cambridge.
The city has lots of parks and is next to the river Cam - the city's name "Cambridge" means "bridge over the Cam."
Cambridge Media
Arms of the Cambridge City Council
Trinity Street in 2008 with Trinity College on the left and St John's College in the background
St Bene't's Church, the oldest standing building in Cambridgeshire, next to Corpus Christi College
Peterhouse was the first college to be founded at the University of Cambridge.
The President's Lodge, Queens' College
Map of Cambridge dated 1575. The inscription reads:*Cantebrigia: opulentissimi Anglie Regni, urbs celeberrimi nominis, ab Academie conditore Cantabro, cognominata: A Granta, fluvio vicino, Cairgrant; saxonib, Grauntecestre, et Grantebrige, iam olim nuncupata.
Map showing the 2010 electoral boundaries of the city with postcode districts superimposed
Aerial view of Cambridge city centre from the west.
Old Court at Clare College as seen from The Backs
Population pyramid of Cambridge in 2021
References
- ↑ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cambridge Local Authority (2092957699)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ "Central Library, Cambridge". Cambridgeshire County Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
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