Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, 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. Cambridgeshire contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen. The county town is Cambridge.

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England - Lincolnshire - Norfolk - Suffolk - Essex - Hertfordshire - Bedfordshire - Northamptonshire - Silicon Fen - Cambridge

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Cambridgeshire today is the product of several local government unifications. In 1888 when county councils where 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. In 1965, these two

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1888 - County council - Isle of Ely - 1965

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administrative counties were merged to form Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. In 1974,

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Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely - 1974

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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). The resulting county was called simply 'Cambridgeshire'.

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Huntingdon and Peterborough - Huntingdonshire - Soke of Peterborough - Northamptonshire

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Since 1998 the City of Peterborough is now administratively separate again, as a unitary authority, but is associated with Cambridgeshire for various purposes, such as police, fire, and the Lieutenancy.

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1998 - City of Peterborough - Unitary authority - Lieutenancy

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Famous people include Oliver Cromwell, John Major (Former MP of Huntingdonshire and Prime Minister) and Henry Royce, all from Huntingdonshire.

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Oliver Cromwell - John Major - Henry Royce - Huntingdonshire

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Cambridgeshire is twinned with Kreis Viersen in Germany.

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Kreis Viersen - Germany

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Although large parts of the county are extremely low-lying, the highest point is in the village of Great Chishill at 146m/480ft. 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.

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Great Chishill - Prominent - Little Trees Hill - Wandlebury Hill - Gog Magog Downs - Rivey Hill - Linton - Rowley's Hill - Madingley Hills

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