Cambridgeshire

This page is the City map of Cambridgeshire, showing the region’s streets, paths and places across approximately 3,046.2 square kilometres. Cambridgeshire is a non-metropolitan county and county council area in England, within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area, but it excludes the unitary authority of Peterborough. The county had about 651,482 residents in 2018, while its population increased from 628,300 in 2012 to 689,109 in 2022. The landscape includes the flat Fen basin, the River Cam, the River Great Ouse and the historic university city of Cambridge.

Fenland

Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire with an area of approximately 546.45 square kilometres and a population of 101,491. The district was established in 1974 and includes the towns of March, Wisbech, Chatteris and Whittlesey, set within the low-lying agricultural landscape of the Fens.

The River Nene reaches the Wash through the north of the district, while the Forty Foot Drain and other engineered waterways cross the surrounding fenland. Wisbech is known for its Georgian townscape, and March developed beside the waterways and railway connections of the central Fens.

Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire is a district of Cambridgeshire covering approximately 906.18 square kilometres and containing 177,352 residents. It was formed in 1974 and includes Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots and Ramsey, with the River Great Ouse running through several of its principal settlements.

Huntingdon is associated with Oliver Cromwell, who was born there in 1599, and the town contains the Cromwell Museum in the former grammar school. St Ives developed around a medieval bridge over the River Great Ouse, while the western part of the district reaches the low chalk hills around the villages of the former Huntingdonshire countryside.

East Cambridgeshire

East Cambridgeshire is a local government district with an area of approximately 651.28 square kilometres and a population of 89,394. Created in 1974, it includes Ely, Soham and Littleport, together with extensive agricultural land between the River Cam and the fenland drainage channels.

Ely Cathedral dominates the skyline of the district from its elevated former island site and is widely known as the “Ship of the Fens”. The River Great Ouse and River Cam meet near the southern part of the district, while Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve preserves one of the remaining areas of traditional fen landscape near Wicken.

South Cambridgeshire

South Cambridgeshire is a non-metropolitan district covering approximately 901.63 square kilometres and having a population of 157,519. The district was established in 1974 and forms a broad rural area around Cambridge, with settlements including Duxford, Sawston, Royston and Cambourne.

Duxford is home to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, located on the former airfield used during the Second World War and the Battle of Britain. The district also contains parts of the chalk landscapes of the Gog Magog Hills south of Cambridge, while the River Cam flows along its eastern boundary near Waterbeach and Milton.

Cambridge

Cambridge is a district of Cambridgeshire covering approximately 40.70 square kilometres and recording a population of 125,758. Its present district administration dates from 1835, and the city stands on the River Cam in the southern part of the Fens.

The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209, and its historic colleges include King’s College, Trinity College and St John’s College. Cambridge also contains King’s College Chapel, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Mathematical Bridge, while the River Cam passes the college Backs and the central historic core.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0) · Image: Wikimedia Commons

Cambridgeshire – Facts

Inhabitants	651482
Area	3046.2 km²
Subregions	5
Located in	Cambridgeshire
Country	United Kingdom
Website	https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Data source: Wikidata (CC0)

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