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Cambridge

City of Cambridge

City and non-metropolitan district

King's College Chapel, seen from the Backs

King's College Chapel, seen from the Backs

Cambridge shown within Cambridgeshire

Cambridge shown within Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52.205°N 0.119°E

Sovereign state United Kingdom

Country England

RegionEast of England

Ceremonial countyCambridgeshire

Admin HQCambridge Guildhall

Founded1st century

City status1951

Government

 • TypeNon-metropolitan district, city

 • Governing bodyCambridge City Council

 • MayorGerri Bird (L)

 • MPs:Daniel Zeichner (L)

Heidi Allen (C)

Area

 • Total40.7 km2 (15.71 sq mi)

Elevation6 m (20 ft)

Population (2011 est.)

 • Total122,700 (ranked 172nd)

 • Ethnicity (2009)[1]73.5% White British

1.1% White Irish

7.1% White Other

3.1% Black British

2.4% Mixed Race

8.4% British Asian

4.3% Chinese and other

Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)

 • Summer (DST)BST (UTC+1)

PostcodeCB1 – CB5

Area code(s)01223

ONS code12UB (ONS)

E07000008 (GSS)

OS grid referenceTL450588

Websitewww.cambridge.gov.uk

The city of Cambridge (/keɪmbrɪdʒ/) is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia, on the River Cam, about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867 (including 24,488 students). This makes Cambridge the second largest city in Cambridgeshire after Peterborough, and the 54th largest in the United Kingdom. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area during the Bronze Age and Roman times; under Viking rule Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951.

Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church on Hills Rd, the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower.