Cambridgeshire

County of England

This article is about the county. For other uses, see Cambridgeshire (disambiguation).

"Cambs" redirects here. For the municipality of Germany, see Cambs, Germany.

Ceremonial county in England

Cambridgeshire

Ceremonial county

File:Cambridgeshire Flag.svg

Flag

Coat of arms of Cambridgeshire County Council

Coat of arms

Motto(s):

Corde Uno Sapientes Simus
("With one heart let us be wise")

Cambridgeshire within England
Coordinates: 52°20′N 0°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.333°N -0.000°E﻿ / 52.333; -0.000Coordinates: 52°20′N 0°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.333°N -0.000°E﻿ / 52.333; -0.000
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Constituent country| England
Region| East of England
Established| 1 April 1974
Established by| Local Government Act 1972
Preceded by| Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
Huntingdon and Peterborough
Origin| Ancient
Time zone| UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament| List of MPs
Police| Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant| Julie Spence[1]
High Sheriff| Timothy Seal (2020–21)[2]
Area| 3,389 km2 (1,309 sq mi)
• Ranked| 15th of 48
Population (mid-2019 est.)| 852,523
• Ranked| 28th of 48
Density| 252/km2 (650/sq mi)
Ethnicity| 94.6% White
2.6% S.Asian
Non-metropolitan county
County council| Cambridgeshire County Council
Executive| Conservative
Admin HQ| Cambridge
Area| 3,046 km2 (1,176 sq mi)
• Ranked| 11th of 26
Population| 653,537
• Ranked| 18th of 26
Density| 215/km2 (560/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2| GB-CAM
ONS code| 12
GSS code| E10000003
ITL| UKH12
Website| www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Unitary authorities
Councils| Peterborough City Council
Districts
File:Cambridgeshire numbered districts.svg
Districts of Cambridgeshire
Unitary  County council area
Districts|

1. City of Peterborough
2. Fenland
3. Huntingdonshire
4. East Cambridgeshire
5. South Cambridgeshire
6. City of Cambridge

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.)[note 1] is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The city of Cambridge is the county town. Following the Local Government Act 1972 restructuring, modern Cambridgeshire was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of two administrative counties: Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, comprising the historic county of Cambridgeshire (including the Isle of Ely); and Huntingdon and Peterborough, comprising the historic county of Huntingdonshire and the Soke of Peterborough, historically part of Northamptonshire. Cambridgeshire contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen.

The county is now divided between Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, which since 1998 has formed a separate unitary authority. In the non-metropolitan county there are five district councils, Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.[4] However, since 2017 the county has been reunited by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Symbolism
* 2.1 Flag
* 2.2 Coat of Arms
* 3 Geography
* 3.1 Green belt
* 4 Politics
* 5 Economy
* 6 Education
* 6.1 Primary and secondary
* 6.2 Tertiary
* 7 Settlements
* 8 Climate
* 9 Culture
* 9.1 Sports
* 9.2 Contemporary art
* 9.3 Literature
* 9.4 Theatre
* 10 Places of interest
* 11 Notable people from Cambridgeshire
* 12 See also
* 13 Explanatory notes
* 14 References
* 15 Bibliography
* 16 External links

## History[edit | edit source]

Main article: History of Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of Flag Fen in Fengate, one of the earliest-known Neolithic permanent settlements in the United Kingdom, compared in importance to Balbridie in Aberdeen, Scotland. Must Farm quarry, at Whittlesey has been described as 'Britain's Pompeii due to its relatively good condition, including the 'best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found'. A great quantity of archaeological finds from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age were made in East Cambridgeshire. Most items were found in Isleham.[5]

The area was settled by the Anglo-Saxons starting in the fifth century. Genetic testing on seven skeletons found in Anglo-Saxon era graves in Hinxton and Oakington found that five were either migrants or descended from migrants from the continent, one was a native Briton, and one had both continental and native ancestry, suggesting intermarriage.[6]

Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grantbridgeshire" (or rather Grentebrigescire) (related to the river Granta).

File:Historical Administrative Boundaries in Cambridgeshire.svg

Map showing the historical administrative boundaries in the modern ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire. Historical administrative counties showed in the background, short-lived combined counties of 1965-1974 in red outlines, and modern county council areas, unitary authorities, and districts in black outlines.

Covering a large part of East Anglia, Cambridgeshire today is the result of several local government unifications. In 1888 when county councils were introduced, separate councils were set up, following the traditional division of Cambridgeshire, for

* the area in the south around Cambridge, and
* the liberty of the Isle of Ely.

In 1965, these two administrative counties were merged to form Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.[7] Under the Local Government Act 1972 this merged with the county to the west, Huntingdon and Peterborough, which had been formed in 1965, by the merger of Huntingdonshire with the Soke of Peterborough (the latter previously a part of Northamptonshire with its own county council). The resulting county was called simply Cambridgeshire.[8]

Since 1998, the City of Peterborough has been separately administered as a unitary authority area. It is associated with Cambridgeshire for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy and joint functions such as policing and the fire service.[9]

In 2002, the conservation charity Plantlife unofficially designated Cambridgeshire's county flower as the Pasqueflower.[10]

The Cambridgeshire Regiment (nicknamed the Fen Tigers), the county-based army unit, fought in the Boer War in South Africa, the First World War and Second World War.[11]

Due to the county's flat terrain and proximity to the continent, during the Second World War the military built many airfields here for RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command, and the allied USAAF. In recognition of this collaboration, the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Madingley. It is the only WWII burial ground in England for American servicemen who died during that event.[12]

Most English counties have nicknames for their people, such as a "Tyke" from Yorkshire and a "Yellowbelly" from Lincolnshire. The historical nicknames for people from Cambridgeshire are "Cambridgeshire Camel"[13] or "Cambridgeshire Crane", referring to the wildfowl that were once abundant in the Fens. The term "Fen Tigers" is sometimes used to describe the people who live and work in the Fens.[14]

Original historical documents relating to Cambridgeshire are held by Cambridgeshire Archives. Cambridgeshire County Council Libraries maintains several Local Studies collections of printed and published materials, significantly at the Cambridgeshire Collection held in the Cambridge Central Library.

## Symbolism[edit | edit source]

### Flag[edit | edit source]

Cambridgeshire's county flag was made official on 1 February 2015, after the design was selected as an entry from design competition that ran during 2014. The design features three golden crowns, two on the top, one on the bottom that are separated by two wavy lines in the middle. The crowns are meant to represent East Anglia, and the two lines represent the River Cam and are in the University's colours.[15]

### Coat of Arms[edit | edit source]

The coat of arms, officially adopted on 1 November 1976, features two Great bustard birds supporting the arms that contain five blue straight and wavy lines to represent the county's rivers, and the tip of a castle tower at the top. The motto at the bottom reads 'Corde uno sapientes simus' in Latin, and translates to 'Let us be wise with one heart'.

## Geography[edit | edit source]

See also Geology of Cambridgeshire

Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying and Holme Fen is notable for being the UK's lowest physical point at 2.75 m (9 ft) below sea level. The highest point of the modern administrative county is in the village of Great Chishill at 146 m (480 ft) above sea level. However, this parish was historically a part of Essex, having been moved to Cambridgeshire in boundary changes in 1895. The historic county top is close to the village of Castle Camps where a point on the disused RAF airfield reaches a height of 128 metres (420 ft) above sea level (grid reference TL 63282 41881).

Other prominent hills are Little Trees Hill and Wandlebury Hill (both at 74 m (243 ft)) in the Gog Magog Hills, Rivey Hill above Linton, Rowley's Hill and the Madingley Hills.

Wicken Fen is a 254.5-hectare (629-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken. A large part of it is owned and managed by the National Trust.[16]

### Green belt[edit | edit source]

Further information: Cambridge Green Belt

Cambridgeshire contains all its green belt around the city of Cambridge, extending to places such as Waterbeach, Lode, Duxford, Little & Great Abington and other communities a few miles away in nearby districts, to afford a protection from the conurbation. It was first drawn up in the 1950s.

## Politics[edit | edit source]

File:Flag of Cambridgeshire.svg

The banner of arms of Cambridgeshire County Council, used as de facto flag of the County of Cambridgeshire until 1 February 2015

Cambridgeshire contains seven Parliamentary constituencies:

Parliamentary constituencies in Cambridgeshire Constituency | Member of Parliament (MP) | Party

|
|

Cambridge | Daniel Zeichner |  | Labour
Huntingdon | Jonathan Djanogly |  | Conservative
North East Cambridgeshire | Steve Barclay |  | Conservative
North West Cambridgeshire | Shailesh Vara |  | Conservative
Peterborough | Paul Bristow |  | Conservative
South Cambridgeshire | Anthony Browne |  | Conservative
South East Cambridgeshire | Lucy Frazer |  | Conservative

## Economy[edit | edit source]

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Cambridgeshire at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of English Pounds Sterling.

Year | Regional Gross Value Added[note 2] | Agriculture[note 3] | Industry[note 4] | Services[note 5]

|
|
|
|

1995 | 5,896 | 228 | 1,646 | 4,022
2000 | 7,996 | 166 | 2,029 | 5,801
2003 | 10,154 | 207 | 2,195 | 7,752

AWG plc is based in Huntingdon. The RAF has several stations in the Huntingdon and St Ives area. RAF Alconbury, three miles north of Huntingdon, is being reorganised after a period of obsolescence following the departure of the USAF, to be the focus of RAF/USAFE intelligence operations, with activities at Upwood and Molesworth being transferred there. Most of Cambridgeshire is agricultural. Close to Cambridge is the so-called Silicon Fen area of high-technology (electronics, computing and biotechnology) companies. ARM Limited is based in Cherry Hinton. The inland Port of Wisbech on the River Nene is the county's only remaining port.

## Education[edit | edit source]

### Primary and secondary[edit | edit source]

For a more comprehensive list, see List of schools in Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire has a comprehensive education system with over 240 state schools, not including sixth form colleges. The independent sector includes Wisbech Grammar School, founded in 1379, it is one of the oldest schools in the country.[17]

Some of the secondary schools act as Village Colleges, institutions unique to Cambridgeshire. For example, Comberton Village College.

### Tertiary[edit | edit source]

Cambridgeshire is home to a number of institutes of higher education:

* The University of Cambridge – second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, and regarded as one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world
* Anglia Ruskin University – has campuses located in Cambridge and Peterborough and a base at Fulbourn
* The Open University – has a regional centre located in Cambridge
* The University Centre Peterborough – operated by Anglia Ruskin University and Peterborough Regional College, located in Peterborough
* The College of West Anglia has a campus at Milton, on the northern outskirts of Cambridge and a campus at Wisbech.

In addition, Cambridge Regional College and Huntingdonshire Regional College both offer a limited range of higher education courses in conjunction with partner universities.

## Settlements[edit | edit source]

File:Cambridge-260x345.jpg

Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904).

For a more comprehensive list, see Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire and List of Cambridgeshire settlements by population.

These are the settlements in Cambridgeshire with a town charter, city status or a population over 5,000; for a complete list of settlements see list of places in Cambridgeshire.

* Burwell
* Cambridge
* Chatteris
* Cottenham
* Ely
* Godmanchester
* Huntingdon
* Littleport
* March
* Peterborough
* Ramsey
* Sawston
* Sawtry
* Soham
* St Ives
* St Neots
* Wisbech
* Whittlesey
* Yaxley

See the List of Cambridgeshire settlements by population page for more detail.

The town of Newmarket is surrounded on three sides by Cambridgeshire, being connected by a narrow strip of land to the rest of Suffolk.

Cambridgeshire has seen 32,869 dwellings created from 2002 to 2013[18] and there are a further 35,360 planned new dwellings between 2016 and 2023.[19]

## Climate[edit | edit source]

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Cambridgeshire has a maritime temperate climate which is broadly similar to the rest of the United Kingdom, though it is drier than the UK average due to its low altitude and easterly location, the prevailing southwesterly winds having already deposited moisture on higher ground further west. Average winter temperatures are cooler than the English average, due to Cambridgeshire's inland location and relative nearness to continental Europe, which results in the moderating maritime influence being less strong. Snowfall is slightly more common than in western areas, due to the relative winter coolness and easterly winds bringing occasional snow from the North Sea. In summer temperatures are average or slightly above, due to less cloud cover. It reaches 25 °C (77 °F) on around ten days each year, and is comparable to parts of Kent and East Anglia.

* v
* t
* e

Climate data for Cambridge University Botanic Garden,[a] elevation: 13 m (43 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1914–present

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 39.9
(103.8)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 33.9
(93.0)  | 29.3
(84.7)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 15.8
(60.4)  | 39.9
(103.8)
Average high °C (°F)  | 7.8
(46.0)  | 8.6
(47.5)  | 11.5
(52.7)  | 14.6
(58.3)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 15.3
(59.5)  | 10.9
(51.6)  | 8.1
(46.6)  | 15.1
(59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | 5.2
(41.4)  | 7.3
(45.1)  | 9.7
(49.5)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 15.6
(60.1)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | 7.5
(45.5)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 10.8
(51.4)
Average low °C (°F)  | 1.7
(35.1)  | 1.7
(35.1)  | 3.1
(37.6)  | 4.7
(40.5)  | 7.5
(45.5)  | 10.5
(50.9)  | 12.6
(54.7)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 10.2
(50.4)  | 7.4
(45.3)  | 4.2
(39.6)  | 1.9
(35.4)  | 6.5
(43.7)
Record low °C (°F)  | −16.1
(3.0)  | −17.2
(1.0)  | −11.7
(10.9)  | −6.1
(21.0)  | −4.4
(24.1)  | −0.6
(30.9)  | 2.2
(36.0)  | 3.3
(37.9)  | −2.2
(28.0)  | −6.1
(21.0)  | −13.3
(8.1)  | −15.6
(3.9)  | −17.2
(1.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 47.2
(1.86)  | 35.9
(1.41)  | 32.2
(1.27)  | 36.2
(1.43)  | 43.9
(1.73)  | 52.3
(2.06)  | 53.2
(2.09)  | 57.6
(2.27)  | 49.3
(1.94)  | 56.5
(2.22)  | 54.4
(2.14)  | 49.8
(1.96)  | 568.4
(22.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.7  | 8.9  | 8.1  | 7.9  | 7.4  | 8.7  | 8.4  | 8.7  | 8.1  | 9.5  | 10.5  | 10.3  | 107.3
Source: ECA&D[20]

1. ^ Weather station is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the Cambridge city centre.

## Culture[edit | edit source]

### Sports[edit | edit source]

Various forms of football have been popular in Cambridgeshire since medieval times at least. In 1579 one match played at Chesterton between townspeople and University of Cambridge students ended in a violent brawl that led the Vice-Chancellor to issue a decree forbidding them to play "footeball” outside of college grounds.[21] During the nineteenth century, several formulations of the laws of football, known as the Cambridge rules, were created by students at the University. One of these codes, dating from 1863, had a significant influence on the creation of the original laws of the Football Association.[22]

Cambridgeshire is also the birthplace of bandy,[23] now an IOC accepted sport.[24] According to documents from 1813, Bury Fen Bandy Club was undefeated for 100 years. A member of the club, Charles Goodman Tebbutt, wrote down the first official rules in 1882.[23] Tebbutt was instrumental in spreading the sport to many countries.[25] Great Britain Bandy Association is based in Cambridgeshire.[26]

Fen skating is a traditional form of skating in the Fenland. The National Ice Skating Association was set up in Cambridge in 1879, they took the top Fen skaters to the world speedskating championships where James Smart (skater) became world champion.[27]

On 6–7 June 2015, the inaugural Tour of Cambridgeshire cycle race took place on closed roads across the county. The event was an official UCI qualification event, and consisted of a Time Trial on the 6th, and a Gran Fondo event on the 7th. The Gran Fondo event was open to the public, and over 6000 riders took part in the 128 km (80 mi) race.[28]

The River Cam is the main river flowing through Cambridge, parts of the River Nene and River Great Ouse lie within the county. In 2021 the latter was used as the course for The Boat Race. The River Cam serves as the course for the university Lent Bumps and May Bumps and the non-college rowing organised by Cambridgeshire Rowing Association.

There is only one racecourse in Cambridgeshire, located at Huntingdon.

### Contemporary art[edit | edit source]

Cambridge is home to the Kettle's Yard gallery and the artist-run Aid and Abet project space. Nine miles west of Cambridge next to the village of Bourn is Wysing Arts Centre.[29] Cambridge Open Studios is the region's large arts organisation with over 500 members. Every year, more than 370 artists open their doors to visitors during four weekends in July.[30]

### Literature[edit | edit source]

The annual Fenland Poet Laureate awards were instigated for poets in the North of the county in 2012 at Wisbech & Fenland Museum. [31]

### Theatre[edit | edit source]

The county was visited by travelling companies of comedians in the Georgian period. These came from different companies. The Lincoln Circuit included, at various times, Wisbech and Whittlesey. The Wisbech Georgian theatre still survives as an operating theatre now known as The Angles Theatre. In Cambridge the ADC Theatre is the venue for the Footlights.

## Places of interest[edit | edit source]

Key

File:AP Icon.svg | Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
Accessible open space | Accessible open space
File:Themepark uk icon.png | Amusement/Theme Park
File:CL icon.svg | Castle
Country Park | Country Park
File:EH icon.svg | English Heritage
| Forestry Commission
Heritage railway | Heritage railway
Historic house | Historic House
Places of Worship | Places of Worship
Museum (free)
Museum | Museum (free/not free)
National Trust | National Trust
File:Drama-icon.svg | Theatre
File:Zoo icon.jpg | Zoo

* Angles Theatre
* Anglesey Abbey National TrustFile:AP Icon.svg
* Brampton Wood
* Buckden Towers Historic house
* Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
* Cambridge University Museum of Zoology
* Castor Hanglands NNR
* Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits
* Denny Abbey File:AP Icon.svg
* Devil's Dyke
* Down Field Windmill
* Duxford Chapel English Heritage
* Duxford Airfield
* Elton Hall Historic house
* Ely Cathedral File:AP Icon.svg
* Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
* Flag Fen
* Fowlmere RSPB reserve
* Gamsey Wood Nature Reserve
* Grafham Water Nature Reserve
* Great Gransden Post Mill
* Hereward Way
* Hinchingbrooke House Historic house
* Houghton Mill National Trust
* Icknield Way
* Imperial War Museum Duxford Museum paid admission
* Kettle's Yard
* Kimbolton Castle Historic house
* King's College, Cambridge
* Lattersey Nature Reserve
* Lode Watermill National Trust
* Longthorpe Tower
* Magog Down
* March & District Museum
* Milton Country Park Country Park
* Nene Park Country Park
* Nene Valley Railway Heritage railway
* Nene Way
* New Bedford River
* Octavia Hill Birthplace House Historic house
* Old Bedford River
* Oliver Cromwell's House
* Ouse Valley Way
* Ouse Washes
* Parker's Piece, Cambridge, birthplace of modern football
* Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
* Peckover House & Garden National Trust
* Peterborough Cathedral File:AP Icon.svg
* Port of Wisbech
* Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum Museum paid admission
* Ramsey Abbey National Trust
* River Cam
* River Great Ouse
* River Nene
* Round Church, Cambridge
* RSPB Nene Washes
* RSPB Ouse Washes
* Stretham Old Engine Museum paid admission
* Three Shires Bridleway
* University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
* Wandlebury Country Park Country Park
* Wicken Fen National Trust
* Wimpole Hall National Trust
* Wisbech Castle Historic house
* Wisbech & Fenland Museum
* Wisbech and March Bramley Line Heritage railway
* WWT Welney
* Wysing Arts Centre

## Notable people from Cambridgeshire[edit | edit source]

Main category: People from Cambridgeshire

* Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), Roundhead commander in the English Civil War from 1642 to 1651, and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1653 to 1658

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency) – Historical list of MPs for Cambridgeshire constituency
* Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies
* Cambridgeshire Constabulary
* Cambridgeshire local elections
* Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner
* Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire – Keepers of the Rolls for Cambridgeshire
* Healthcare in Cambridgeshire
* List of High sheriffs of Cambridgeshire
* List of Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire

## Explanatory notes[edit | edit source]

1. ^ Archaically known as the County of Cambridge.[3]
2. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
3. ^ includes hunting and forestry
4. ^ includes energy and construction
5. ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

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## Bibliography[edit | edit source]

* Arnold, F. (1878), "County of Cambridge" , in Baynes, T. S. (ed.), Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 4 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, pp. 726–728

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