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   Is Cambridge a city?

   • Cambridge, city (district), administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England, home of the internationally known University of Cambridge. Most of the city is built on the east bank of the River Cam, a tributary of the Ouse. Learn more about Cambridge, including its history.

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   Where is Cambridge in 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; [ 6 ] the population of the wider built-up area (which extends outside the city council area) was 181,137. [ 7 ]

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   What is visit Cambridge?

   • Visit Cambridge is the official Destination Management Organisation for the city of Cambridge and the surrounding area. We promote our beautiful city and its attractions across the world, bringing over 7.6 million visitors to the area annually worth over £2 billion, a figure which is growing by 3.5% every year.

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   When did Cambridge become a city?

   • In fact, Cambridge didn’t even officially become a city until 1951, which may have something to do with this. Furthermore, in many ways, historically speaking, Cambridge is and always has been the quintessential English town, with the same history as countless other English towns.

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   Where is the University of Cambridge located?

   • Cambridge, city (district), administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England, home of the internationally known University of Cambridge. The city lies immediately south of the Fens country (a flat alluvial region only slightly above sea level) and is itself only 20 to 80 feet (6 to 24 metres) above sea level.

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   Is Cambridge a wealthy city?

   • Despite it taking so long for the market town to finally achieve city status, Cambridge has been an extremely prominent and wealthy landmark for centuries, and that's not only due to the University of Cambridge, even though that might be what it is best known for. In reality, a lot of Cambridge's wealth came directly down the river.

   Why it took Cambridge so long to become a city despite its rich history

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   Cambridge (/ ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ / KAYM-brij) [5] 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.

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   5 days ago · Cambridge, city (district), administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire, England, home of the internationally known University of Cambridge. Most of the city is built on the east bank of the River Cam, a tributary of the Ouse. Learn more about Cambridge, including its history.

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   Visit Cambridge is the official Destination Management Organisation for the city of Cambridge and the surrounding area. We promote our beautiful city and its attractions across the world, bringing over 7.6 million visitors to the area annually worth over £2 billion, a figure which is growing by 3.5% every year.

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   Cambridge is an historic city with a typically English yet interesting past. Cambridge was a prosperous market town situated fifty miles north of London. Cambridge has a peculiar claim to fame: it is perhaps the only city that has retrospectively named its own river!

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   • University of Cambridge celebrated its 800 anniversary in 2009. It was founded in 1209 (by a group of scholars fleeing Oxford), making it the world’s fourth-oldest surviving university.
   • Lord Byron, the famous Romantic poet, is said to have kept a bear while he was a student at Trinity College in the 1800s. The story goes that Byron purchased this unwieldy pet from Stourbridge Fair, which ran each year in Cambridge and was the largest medieval fair in Europe at its peak.
   • It’s no secret that the city has been home to some of the world’s brightest minds, but did you know that a staggering 121 affiliates of the University of Cambridge have been awarded the Nobel Prize since 1904?
   • Cambridge is the cycling capital of the UK, with around 55% of residents making a journey by bike at least once per week. (Source)

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   Sep 24, 2023 · Cambridge is one of the major cities in England. Home to the prestigious Cambridge University, dating to 1209, and with a history reaching all the way back to the Ancient Romans, you might be...

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   Create lasting memories exploring idyllic Cambridge. Get into hustle and bustle of the city’s ever-changing market stalls, pick up tasty international street food, and climb up St Mary’s Church for panoramic views of Cambridge and beyond.