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| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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| Region | East of England[1] |
| Area - Total - Admin. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Surface area is the measure of how much exposed Area an object has council - Admin. area |
Ranked 15th 3,389 km² Ranked 15th 3,046 km² |
| Admin HQ | Cambridge |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CAM |
| ONS code | 12 |
| NUTS 3 | UKH12 |
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| Population - Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density - Admin. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 29th 752,900 222 / km² Ranked 20th 589,600 |
| Ethnicity | 94. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 6% White 2. 6% S. Asian |
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Cambridgeshire (or, archaically, the County of Cambridge; abbreviated Cambs. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Jonathan Simon Djanogly (born June 3, 1965) is a British Politician and Solicitor, Conservative Member of Parliament The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. David Ross Howarth (born 10 November 1958 is a British Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament (MP for Cambridge since 2005 The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Stewart James Jackson (born 31 January 1965) is a British Politician. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Andrew David Lansley, CBE, (born 11 December 1956 is a politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Malcolm Douglas Moss (born 6 March 1943, Audenshaw, Manchester) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Conservative Party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. James Edward Thornton "Jim" Paice (born 24 April 1949) is a Conservative Politician in the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Shailesh Lakhman Vara (born 4 September 1960 is a British Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England List of settlements Abington Piggotts - Arrington - Babraham - Balsham - Bar Hill - Barrington - Bartlow History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam Economy The Fenland economy has for years been built upon farming and food related industry Archaeology The recent Fenland survey of archaeological finds mentions an enumeration of findings made between 1884 and 1994 in the region to the north History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene ) is a county in the United Kingdom, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Modern Cambridgeshire was formed from the historic county of Cambridgeshire, together with the former county of Huntingdonshire, the Isle of Ely and the Soke of Peterborough; it contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen. History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely now in Cambridgeshire, England but previously a county in its own right The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered Silicon Fen (sometimes the Cambridge Cluster) is the name given to the region around Cambridge, England, which is home to a large cluster of The county town is Cambridge. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire is twinned with Kreis Viersen in Germany. Viersen is a Kreis (district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
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History
Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate and Balbridie. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Fengate is a predominantly industrial area of the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. Balbridie is the site of a Neolithic timber-house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the south Deeside near the B9077 road.
Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grantbridgeshire" (or rather Grentebrigescire). The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Covering a large part of East Anglia, Cambridgeshire today is the product of several local government unifications. In 1888 when county councils were introduced, two were set up, following the traditional division of Cambridgeshire into the area in the south around Cambridge, and the liberty of the Isle of Ely. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely now in Cambridgeshire, England but previously a county in its own right In 1965, these two administrative counties were merged to form Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely was from 1965 to 1974 an Administrative county of England. In 1974, this then merged with the county to the west, Huntingdon and Peterborough (which had been created in 1965 by the merger of Huntingdonshire with the Soke of Peterborough - a part of Northamptonshire which had its own county council). Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Huntingdon and Peterborough was a short-lived Administrative county in East Anglia in the United Kingdom. History The earliest English settlers in the district were the Gyrwas, an East Anglian tribe who early in the 6th century worked their way up the Ouse and the Cam The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants The resulting county was called simply 'Cambridgeshire'.
Since 1998 the City of Peterborough has been a separately administered area, as a unitary authority, but is associated with Cambridgeshire for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy, and functions such as policing and the fire service. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying
In 2002, the conservation charity Plantlife unofficially designated Cambridgeshire's county flower as the Pasqueflower. Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity founded in 1989 In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas Pulsatilla vulgaris ( Pasque Flower, Common Pasque flower, Dane's Blood) belongs to the Buttercup family ( Ranunculaceae) native
A great quantity of archaeological finds from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age were made in East Cambridgeshire. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Archaeology The recent Fenland survey of archaeological finds mentions an enumeration of findings made between 1884 and 1994 in the region to the north Most items were found in Isleham. Isleham is a small Village and Civil parish in the English county of Cambridgeshire.
The Cambridgeshire Regiment (or Fen Tigers) county based army unit fought in South Africa, WWI and WWII. The Cambridgeshire Regiment was a territorial infantry regiment of the British Army from 1908 to 1961
Most English counties have nicknames for people from that county, such as a Tyke from Yorkshire and a Yellowbelly from Lincolnshire; the traditional nickname for people from Cambridgeshire is 'Cambridgeshire Camel' or 'Cambridgeshire Crane', referring to the wildfowl which were once abundant in the fens. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name.
Original historical documents relating to Cambridgeshire are held by Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies. Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies Service (CALS is a UK local government institution which collects and preserves Archives, other historical documents and printed material
Geography
Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying and Holme Fen is notable for being the UK's lowest physical point at 2. Holme &ndash in Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire) England &ndash is a Village near Connington south of Yaxley 75 m (9 ft) below sea level. The highest point is in the village of Great Chishill at 146 m/480 ft above sea level. Great Chishill is a village forming part of the Civil parish of Great and Little Chishill in the south of the county of Cambridgeshire. Other prominent hills are Little Trees Hill and Wandlebury Hill in the Gog Magog Downs, Rivey Hill above Linton, Rowley's Hill and the Madingley Hills. Little Trees Hill is the highest point of the Gog Magog Downs, a ridge of low chalk hills extending for several miles to the south-east of Cambridge. Wandlebury Hill ( is a hill in the Gog Magog Downs, a ridge of low chalk hills extending for several miles to the southeast of Cambridge. The Gog Magog Downs (also known as the Gog Magog Hills or simply the Gogs) are a range of low Chalk hills extending for several miles to the southeast Rivey Hill is a hill overlooking Linton in Cambridgeshire. ( It is the highest point for several miles around and stands at the impressive height (for a Cambridgeshire Linton is a Village in rural Cambridgeshire much expanded since the 1960s and now one of several Dormitory villages of Cambridge. Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton.
Economy
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[2] | Agriculture[3] | Industry[4] | Services[5] |
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| 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. AWG plc is a British water and waste management company Originally Anglian Water, which is still its main trading name it was one of the regional British The RAF has a few bases in the Huntingdon and St Ives area. St Ives is a Market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around 24 km north-west of the city of Cambridge and 110 km Most of Cambridgeshire is agricultural. Close to Cambridge is the so-called Silicon Fen area of high-technology (electronics, computing and biotechnology) companies. Silicon Fen (sometimes the Cambridge Cluster) is the name given to the region around Cambridge, England, which is home to a large cluster of ARM Limited is based in Cherry Hinton. Cherry Hinton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It is within the City of Cambridge local government district four miles south east of Cambridge
Education
Primary and Secondary
Cambridgeshire has a completely comprehensive education system with 12 independent schools and 29 state schools, not including sixth form colleges. A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16
Tertiary
The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and is regarded as one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the This is a list of the oldest extant universities in the world. One of the campuses of Anglia Ruskin University is located in Cambridge as is one of the regional centres of the Open University. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated Anglia Ruskin University, formerly Anglia Polytechnic, is a University in England, with campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford. Open University is also the name of other institutions See Distance education or the Open Universities category for a list
Settlements
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. This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the County of Cambridgeshire, England.
- Burwell
- Cambridge
- Chatteris
- Ely
- Godmanchester
- Huntingdon
- Linton
- Littleport
- March
- Peterborough (no longer part of the administrative county)
- Sawston
- Sawtry
- Soham
- St Ives
- St Neots
- Wisbech
- Whittlesey
- Yaxley
The town of Newmarket is surrounded on three sides by Cambridgeshire, being connected by a narrow strip of land to the rest of Suffolk. Burwell is a large Village in Cambridgeshire with a population of 5833 (2001 Census The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Chatteris is one of four market towns in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, situated in The Fens between Whittlesey, March Ely (, rhyming with "freely" is a Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England. Godmanchester is a small town in England, immediately south of the larger town of Huntingdon on the southern bank of the River Great Ouse. Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. Linton is a Village in rural Cambridgeshire much expanded since the 1960s and now one of several Dormitory villages of Cambridge. Littleport is a large Village in The Fens of Cambridgeshire, England, approximately 6 miles north of Ely and 6 miles south-east March is a Fenland market town in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam seven miles south of Cambridge. Sawtry is a little Village in the district of Huntingdonshire in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Soham is a small Town in the English county of Cambridgeshire. St Ives is a Market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around 24 km north-west of the city of Cambridge and 110 km St Neots is a town of about 29000 people on the River Great Ouse. Wisbech ('wɪzbiʧ is a market town and inland port with a population of about 20000 in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire. Whittlesey (historically known as Whittlesea - the name of the railway station is still spelt this way - or Witesie) is an ancient Fenland Yaxley is a village in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England.
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As well as those born in the county there are many notable people from, or associated with, Cambridgeshire who moved there, particularly due to the presence of Cambridge University. Abbeys and priories in England lists Abbeys priories, friaries and other Monastic religious houses in England. This is a list of amusement parks which are or were based in the UK This page lists Castles in England. Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of The Forestry Commission (established in 1919 is a Non-ministerial government department responsible for Forestry in Great Britain. A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a Historic houses in England is a link page for any Stately home, Country house or other Historic house in England. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales The following is a partial list of zoological gardens ( Zoos: Africa Algeria Algiers Zoo Oran Zoo Anglesey Abbey is a Country house, formerly a priory in the village of Lode, 5 ½ miles (8 Brampton Wood is located off the A14 in Cambridgeshire, four miles from Huntingdon. Buckden Towers, formerly known as Buckden Palace, is a 12th century Fortified Manor house, located on High Street, Buckden, Cambridgeshire Castor Hanglands is managed as a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England, a Non-departmental public body Denny Abbey is a former Abbey near Waterbeach, six miles (10 km north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. Devil's Dyke (also called Devil's Ditch) is generally assumed to be an Anglo-Saxon earthwork in eastern Cambridgeshire, England, and one Duxford Chapel is a Chapel that was once part of the Hospital of St Duxford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, some ten miles south of Cambridge. Elton Hall is a baronial hall in Elton Cambridgeshire. It has been the ancestral home of the Proby family since 1660 Ely Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely Flag Fen (Coordinates) near Peterborough, England is a Bronze Age site probably religious RSPB Fowlmere is a RSPB Nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, England. The Gog Magog Downs (also known as the Gog Magog Hills or simply the Gogs) are a range of low Chalk hills extending for several miles to the southeast Hereward Way is a long-distance footpath in England. The path takes its name from Hereward the Wake, the 11th century leader who fought against William Hinchingbrooke House in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was built around an 11th century nunnery Houghton Mill is a water mill located on the Great Ouse in Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England. This page refers to the old footpath Icknield Way. The modern footpath which partially follows the old route is called Icknield Way Path The Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, is best known as the final home of King Henry VIII 's first queen Catherine of Aragon. Lattersey is managed as a Nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire and Peterborough. See also Nene Park Peterborough Nene Park is the home ground of Rushden & Diamonds football club The Nene Valley Railway (NVR is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell The Nene Way is a waymarked Long-distance footpath in England running through the English counties of Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire The New Bedford River, also known as the Hundred Foot Drain because of the distance between the tops of the two embankments on either side of the river is a man-made cut-off Old Bedford River is an artificial partial diversion of the waters of the River Great Ouse in The Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. The Ouse Valley Way is a 150-mile footpath following the River Great Ouse from its source near Brackley in Northamptonshire to its mouth in The The Ouse Washes are an area in The Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England. Paxton Pits is an area of active and disused Gravel pits at Little Paxton near St Neots in Cambridgeshire, England. Peckover House & Garden is a National Trust property located in North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. Peterborough Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter St Paul and St Andrew, is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, is dedicated to Saint Peter Ramsey Abbey is a former Benedictine Abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, south east of Peterborough and north The River Cam is a Tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The River Great Ouse is a River in the east of England. It is 150 miles (240 km long which makes it the major navigation in East Anglia, and the fourth- The Ouse Washes are an area in The Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge houses the University's collections of local antiquities together with archaeological and ethnographic Wandlebury Hill ( is a hill in the Gog Magog Downs, a ridge of low chalk hills extending for several miles to the southeast of Cambridge. Wicken Fen is a Wetland nature reserve situated near the village of Wicken, Cambridgeshire, England. Wimpole Hall is a Country house located within the Parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, about 8½ miles (14 km southwest of Cambridge The Wisbech and March Bramley Line is an embryonic Heritage railway based in the town of March in Cambridgeshire, England, that aims to The Ouse Washes are an area in The Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England.
Cambridgeshire lays claim to Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, Prime Minister John Major, businessmen Henry Royce and Peter Boizot, social reformers Octavia Hill and Thomas Clarkson, and economist John Maynard Keynes. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Frederick Henry Royce 1st Baronet, OBE (27 March 1863 - 22 April 1933 was a pioneering car manufacturer who with Charles Stewart Rolls founded the PizzaExpress is a chain of Pizza Restaurants originating in the United Kingdom. Octavia Hill ( 3 December 1838 – 13 August 1912) was an English social reformer particularly concerned with the welfare of Thomas Clarkson ( 28 March 1760 &ndash 26 September 1846) abolitionist, was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire An economist is an expert in the Social science of Economics. John Maynard Keynes 1st Baron Keynes CB (ˈkeɪnz "cains" (5 June 1883 &ndash 21 April 1946 was a British Economist whose ideas Scientists include Brian J. Ford and Stephen Hawking, and Nobel laureate Harold Kroto. Brian J Ford (born 1939 in Corsham, Wiltshire) is an independent research biologist and left before graduating to set up his own multi-disciplinary laboratory Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942 is a British theoretical physicist. This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature Sir Harold (Harry Walter Kroto, FRS (born 7 October, 1939) is an English chemist and one of the 3 recipents to share the 1996 John Clare, Samuel Pepys and Douglas Adams are all famous literary figures who hail from Cambridgeshire, as does Jeffrey Archer. John Clare ( 13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English Poet, in his time commonly known as "the Northamptonshire Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist Jeffrey Howard Archer Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940 is an English Author and former Politician.
In entertainment, cartoonist Ronald Searle, comedian Rory McGrath, television presenter Sarah Cawood, and radio sports presenter Adrian Durham are all from Cambridgeshire. Ronald William Fordham Searle CBE (b 3 March 1920, Cambridge England) is an influential English Artist and Cartoonist Patrick Rory McGrath (born 17 March 1956 is a British comedian Sarah Cawood (born 7 August 1972 in London) is a British Television presenter. Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969 Peterborough, England) is an English football Journalist and broadcaster. Paul Nicholas, Richard Attenborough and Warwick Davis are all associated with film, while musicians include Andrew Eldritch, lead singer of The Sisters of Mercy; Andy Bell, lead singer for Erasure; David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett of Pink Floyd; Don Airey, keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple; trombonist Don Lusher; Keith Palmer, of dance music band The Prodigy; Nigel Sixsmith, founding member of The Art Of Sound and well known Keytar player; and Matt Bellamy. Paul Nicholas (born Paul Oscar Beuselinck 3 December 1945 in Peterborough, England) is an English Actor and Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Warwick Ashley Davis (born February 3 1970) is an English Actor. Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, 15 May 1959) is the frontman Singer, Songwriter and the only remaining original The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980 This article is about the lead singer of Erasure; there is also Andy Bell (musician, a member of the band Oasis. Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Pink Floyd are Don Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the Keyboardist in the Rock band Deep Purple Don Lusher OBE ( 6 November 1923 &ndash 5 July 2006) was a Jazz and Big band trombonist best Keith Palmer (born 21 March, 1967, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) best known as Maxim is a Vocalist/MC The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Nigel Sixsmith was born in Peterborough. England. He lived most of his early childhood in Ryhall before moving with his family to Barnack where The Art Of Sound was formed in Peterborough, England in 1973 to promote the use of Synthesizers in both modern and classical music A keytar is a relatively lightweight keyboard or Synthesizer that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders similar to the way a Guitar Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June, 1978) is the main Songwriter and Lead vocalist, Guitarist and Pianist in Athletes Joe Bugner, Sir Jack Hobbs, and Marty Scurll are also from the county. Sir John Berry Hobbs ( 16 December 1882 - 21 December 1963) generally known as Jack Hobbs, played Cricket for Surrey Marty Scurll (born July 26 1988) is an English professional wrestler from Ely Cambridgeshire.
Richard Garriott, televangelist Peter Foxhall, and Hereward the Wake are from Cambridgeshire. Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961) also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British Peter Christopher Foxhall (born February 7, 1941) is an Australian clergyman evangelist and author who was born in St Neots, Huntingdonshire
References
- ^ Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics and the statistical regions of Europe The European Commission, Statistical Office of the European Communities (retrieved 06 January 2008)
- ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
- ^ includes hunting and forestry
- ^ includes energy and construction
- ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
See also
- Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
- Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
- High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire
- Cambridgeshire local elections
- Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
External links
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- The Fens of North Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge Market Place Webcam
- Cambridgeshire Family History Society
- Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network
Dictionary
Cambridgeshire
-proper noun
- An inland eastern county of England bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire.
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