Cambridge

Cambridge

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Population145,818
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700; the population of the wider built-up area was 181,137. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age, and Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking eras. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951.

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St Catharine's College (University of Cambridge)

St Catharine's College (University of Cambridge)

St Catharine's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it …

The Museum of Cambridge

The Museum of Cambridge

The Museum of Cambridge, formerly known as the Cambridge & County Folk Museum, is a museum located in Castle Street …

Cambridge Museum of Technology

Cambridge Museum of Technology

The Cambridge Museum of Technology is an industrial heritage museum situated in Cambridge, England. The original building, a scheduled monument, …

Great Saint Mary, The University Church

Great Saint Mary, The University Church

St Mary the Great is a Church of England parish and university church at the north end of King's Parade …

Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey

Anglesey Abbey is a National Trust property in the village of Lode, 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Cambridge, England. …

Fitzwilliam Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum

The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street …

The Centre for Computing History

The Centre for Computing History

The Centre for Computing History is a computer museum in Cambridge, England, established to create a permanent public exhibition telling …

Museum of Zoology

Museum of Zoology

The University Museum of Zoology is a museum of the University of Cambridge and part of the research community of …

Cambridge Model Engineering Society miniature railway

Cambridge Model Engineering Society miniature railway

The Grantchester Woodland Railway is a 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm), 5 in (127 mm) and 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) ridable …

Cambridge Science Centre

Cambridge Science Centre

Cambridge Science Centre, initially located on Jesus Lane in Cambridge, England, is the city's first interactive science museum. The start-up …

Reality Checkpoint

Reality Checkpoint

Reality Checkpoint is a large cast-iron lamppost in the middle of Parker's Piece, Cambridge, England, at the intersection of the …

Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

The Museum of Classical Archaeology is a museum in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1884, the museum is housed in the …

Whipple Museum of the History Of Science

Whipple Museum of the History Of Science

The Whipple Museum of the History of Science is a museum attached to the University of Cambridge, England, which houses …

Jesus Lock

Jesus Lock

Jesus Lock is a lock on the River Cam in the north of central Cambridge, England. This is Lock No. …

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, is the geology museum of the University of Cambridge. It is part of the …

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, also known as MAA, at the University of Cambridge houses the university's collections of …

Car Dyke

Car Dyke

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