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Gatehouse of Kings' College, Cambridge, England
Author: Ozeye (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Cambridge Budget Travel Guide helps you prepare for a trip to Cambridge, England, on a limited budget. As far as possible, I have assembled travel information on how to visit the sights in Cambridge using public transport. Only where other options is cheaper and more practical do I recommend them.
Places of Interest in Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
Second-oldest university in the English-speaking world.
About Cambridge
Cambridge is an old English university town. It is the home of the University of Cambridge, and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. It is at the heart of a high-technology centre called Silicon Fen, and is located approximately 80km (50 miles) to the northeast of London. the As of 2001, the population of Cambridge was 108,863, including 22,153 students. However, the population of the urban area, including parts of South Cambridgeshire district, is estimated to be 130,000.There is documented evidence that settlements have existed around the Cambridge area since before the Roman Empire. The earliest clear evidence dates to around 1000 BC. The earliest mention of Cambridge was in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, where a bridge there was referred to as Grantebrycge. It is the earliest known reference to a bridge at Cambridge. Two year after the 1066 conquest of England, William of Normandy built a castle on Castle Hill in Cambridge. At that time, the name of the town had mutated to Grentabrige or Cantebrigge (Grantbridge), while the river that flowed through it was called the Granta. Over time, however, the name of the town changed to Cambridge, while the river was still called Granta. It was only later that the river's name was changed to Cam, to relate it back to Cambridge.
Location Map of Cambridge
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Photos of Cambridge
Cambridge In The Snow in 2004
Photo: Jerry Daykin, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre
Photo: Andrew Dunn, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License
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