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It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, Northamptonshire to the west and Bedfordshire to the south-west. The largest settlement is the city of Peterborough, and the city of Cambridge is the county town.
Description: ceremonial county of England, UK. Neighbors: Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk. Category: ceremonial county of England. Location: East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
4 days ago · Cambridgeshire, administrative, geographic, and historic county of eastern England. The administrative county covers a much larger area than the ancient shire, or historic county. Formed in 1974, the administrative county incorporates almost all of the historic county of Cambridgeshire and most of.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 5, 2022 · Map of Cambridgeshire county in England shows the Cambridgeshire administrative divisions, county boundary, and county capital.
The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, [2][3] traditional counties, [4] former counties[5][6] or simply as counties. [7]
Cambridgeshire is a flat county, inland but with tidal rivers deep inland. The main town is the university city of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge is the oldest in Britain after Oxford, and with Oxford is the foremost.
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An interactive google map of Cambridgeshire plotting you the towns, attractions and accommodation PicturesOfEngland.com.
