Cambridgeshire
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Cambridgeshire
- English county.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Ely Cathedral from the Fens; the Guildhall in Peterborough; and the chapel of King's College, part of the University of Cambridge
- English county.region
- East of England
- English county.established_date
- 1 April 1974
- English county.established_by
- Local Government Act 1972
- English county.origin
- Ancient
- English county.MPs
- 8 MPs
- English county.police
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- English county.county_town
- Cambridge
- English county.largest_city
- Peterborough
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
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- History
- Flag
- Geography
- Politics
- Economy
- Education
- Primary and secondary
- Tertiary
- Settlements
- Climate
- Culture
- Sports
- Contemporary art
- Literature
- Theatre
- Media
- Places of interest
- Notable people from Cambridgeshire
- See also
- Explanatory notes
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- Bibliography
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Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, Northamptonshire to the west, and Bedfordshire to the south-west. The largest settlement is the city of Peterborough.
The county has an area of and had an estimated population of 906,814 in 2022. Peterborough, in the north-west, and Cambridge, in the south, are the largest settlements. The remainder of the county is rural, and contains the city of Ely in the east, Wisbech in the north-east, and St Neots and Huntingdon in the west. For local government purposes Cambridgeshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with five districts, and the unitary authority area of Peterborough; their local authorities collaborate through Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. The county did not historically include Huntingdonshire or the Soke of Peterborough, which was part of Northamptonshire.