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  Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 is twinned with Kreis Viersen in Germany.
The town of Newmarket is surrounded on three sides by Cambridgeshire, being connected by a narrow strip of land to the rest of Suffolk.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cambridgeshire   (481 words)

  
 CAMBRIDGESHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on CAMBRIDGESHIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cambridgeshire is almost wholly in the diocese of Ely and the archdeaconries of Ely and Sudbury, but small portions are within the dioceses of St Albans and Norwich.
Cambridgeshire was formerly included in the diocese of Lincoln, until, on the erection of Ely to a bishops see in 1109, almost the whole county was placed in that diocese.
Cambridgeshire returned three members to parliament in 1290, and in 1295 the county returned two members, the borough of Cambridge two members, and the city of Ely two members, this being the sole return for Ely.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CAMBRIDGESHIRE.htm   (2485 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire
The population of the administrative county of Cambridgeshire was in 1901, 120,264; in 1911, 128,322, and in 1921, 129,602, viz.: males, 61,978; females, 67,624.
Cambridgeshire in respect to the annual amount of rainfall is one of the driest counties of England.
Oolitic clays form the western part of Cambridgeshire : the river Carn runs along the centre in a valley, formed by the greensand and gault clay, while to the south and east of the river all is chalk, which rises in the Gog-Magog Hills and Royston Downs to heights of from 300 to 500 feet.
www.rootsweb.com /~engcam/places/cambs.htm   (1926 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire. Population, Cambridgeshire Architecture, Cambridgeshire Boating
Cambridgeshire is renowned as one of England's two great university towns, steeped in history and tradition.
This is the Cambridgeshire of Brooke, Byron, Newton and Rutherford, of the summer idyll of punts, bumps', cool willows, and May Balls.
Cambridgeshire City Council - We want future growth to be managed in a way that preserves the City?s best qualities, sustains its environmental, social and economic fabric and is supported by a first class transport infrastructure.
www.cambridge-self-storage.com /Cambridgeshire--DUP.htm   (888 words)

  
 Roll of Honour - Cambridgeshire - War Memorial Selection
Throughout Cambridgeshire there are various memorials and rolls of honour dedicated to those men and women who fell in various wars.
Cambridgeshire is home to the one bruial area in the United Kingdom for American Service men who died in World War 2; the Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley.
A FAQ covering the 11th Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment and a detailed piece about the Battalion's ill conceived attack on the Roeux Chemical Works during the Arras offensive in April 1917, the latter includes a map supplement, can be found on Phil Curme's website.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Cambridgeshire   (1154 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire Family History Society - Research
The Boyd's Marriage Index for Cambridgeshire 1538-1600 is on-line and searchable from Origins.net.
A searchable index of the 1851 Census for all Cambridgeshire is on-line
Cambridgeshire History endeavours to link various societies and information related to historic events, people and places witin the ancient county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.
www.cfhs.org.uk /research.html   (1239 words)

  
 Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
Cambridgeshire can boast the traditional beauty of the city of Cambridge, known as cycle city due to the profusion of bicycles preferred for travelling around there, and the more modern city of Peterborough.
The natural features of Cambridgeshire are the river Cam, famed for the Cambridge student's obsession with punting and the Isle of Ely, which can boast a fabulous 11th Century Cathedral and the hiding place of the famed freedom fighter Hereward The Wake.
Cambridgeshire's local government: The County of Cambridgeshire comes under a two-tier administration: Cambridgeshire County Council at the top level and four District Councils called Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland and South Cambridgeshire.
www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/cambs.html   (666 words)

  
 Welcome - Cambridgeshire Horizons
Cambridgeshire Horizons is the partnership organisation working to meet this challenge.
Cambridgeshire Horizons is responsible for driving the delivery of 47,500 new homes and £2.2bn of support infrastructure in the Cambridge Sub-region by 2016.
Using the Cambridgeshire Structure Plan as a blueprint for the creation of sustainable communities, it brings together local councils and development agencies to ensure a coherent and comprehensive response to the diverse challenges this presents.
www.cambridgeshirehorizons.co.uk   (169 words)

  
 CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Online Information article about CAMBRIDGESHIRE
grain crops, Cambridgeshire is one of the principal grain-producing counties in England.
modern counties of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire being distinguished as the lands of the North Gyrwas and the South Gyrwas respectively.
Reformation period the county showed much sympathy with the Reformers, and in 1642 the knights, gentry and commoners of Cambridgeshire petitioned for the removal of all unwarrantable orders and dignities, and the banishment of popish See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAL_CAR/CAMBRIDGESHIRE.html   (3710 words)

  
 Welcome to Cambridgeshire Learning Partnership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cambridgeshire Learning Partnership is a part of the uk-wide network of learning partnerships and is a voluntary association of individuals and organisations who are involved in provision of learning and training in Cambridgeshire.
There is active representation by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), Cambridgeshire County Council, 5 FE Colleges, Higher Education, Connexions, the IAG Partnership, Job Centre Plus, District Councils, the Voluntary Sector and Community organisations.
Members of the Executive Group believe that Cambridgeshire Learning Partnership is having a significant impact in the County of Cambridgeshire, which will be shown in the long run by more people overcoming barriers to learning, increased participation, better skills and a higher qualified workforce.
www.camlearn.org.uk   (357 words)

  
 The County of Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005
Cambridgeshire County Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the County of Cambridgeshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2005" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
The Electoral Registration Officer[8] for each district or city in the county shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Cambridgeshire County Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2005/20050167.htm   (1375 words)

  
 East Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
East Cambridgeshire is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England.
According to a report by the Halifax bank in 2004, East Cambridgeshire has the fastest population growth rate of any British local authority other than the City of London.
Counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Cambridgeshire   (112 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire Family History Society - Welcome
The Society exists to encourage the study of family history within the old counties of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely.
It not only provides a friendly point of contact for people world-wide who are interested in the same surnames and families, but also offers a wide range of facilities to support their researches into genealogy and the local area.
Most churchyards in Cambridgeshire have now had their monumental inscriptions (gravestones and the like) recorded for posterity by the CFHS or the Women's Institute.
www.cfhs.org.uk   (652 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Cambridgeshire: The Country of the Fens (King's England S.): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Cambridgeshire landscape has seen many changes in the last half-century or so, though there are also areas where it has been lovingly preserved.
Here is a mulberry tree at Levington under which Goldsmith may have written She Stoops to Conquer; there is, perhaps, a Village College, founded to teach the young the arts and crafts of the countryside; here are the famous woad plantations of Parson Drove.
In his introduction, describing Cambridgeshire as the county of the Fens, Arthur Mee declares, 'we must think of Cambridgeshire as we think of Holland, fighting against the sea' Yet it contains 'two wonders of our English World, the marvellous cathedral of Ely and the unparalleled city of Cambridge'.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1872438318   (583 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Cambridgeshire | Bees killed in vandalism attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Rowena Guthrie and her mother Caroline, who have kept bees at a site in Caldecote for the past 18 months, described the damage as "horrendous".
Two of the hives were bombarded with bricks and a firework was set off inside another during the attack.
Cambridgeshire Police are investigating the incident and plan to use the firework as evidence.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4384523.stm   (104 words)

  
 The British Horse Society * Cambridgeshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Cambridgeshire County Council and in particular the Countryside Services Team, have shown particular sympathy for the needs of equestrians in the county.
The British Horse Society Cambridgeshire Branch is holding a lecture demonstration entitled "Stress and the Twenty First Century Domesticated Horse" given by the Equine Behaviourist and Health Therapist Cathy Tindall to be held at Manor Farm Equestrian Centre near Houghton on Wednesday 3rd Nov.
The Strategy is supported by Cambridgeshire's County Structure Plan, and builds on the results of the 1997 Equestrian Countryside Access Survey carried out by the Society's Cambridgeshire Committee.
homepages.which.net /~phil.wadey/cambs.htm   (1607 words)

  
 The Cambridgeshire Regiment [UK]
The Cambridgeshire Regiment [in the Great War], by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War).
The Cambridgeshires in the Far East, 1939-1945, by David Langton.
The roll of all ranks of the Cambridgeshire Regiment who died in the service of their country...
www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-ea/cb1908.htm   (739 words)

  
 ABD - Cambridgeshire Local Area
Cambridgeshire participates in the speed camera hypothecation scheme.
Speed cameras in Cambridgeshire are supposed to be painted yellow, not obscured by trees or road furniture, and only placed at locations where there have been a significant number of accidents caused by speed in the past.
Even though air quality in Cambridgeshire seems to be good, and improving, there seems to be a belief within the council that air quality alone is a sufficient reason to restrict car use within Cambridge.
www.rx7-uk.co.uk /~abdcambs   (864 words)

  
 Traveller's World - Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county of contrasts; a land steeped in history with a strong character all of its own and plenty to attract and occupy the visitor.
The air is unpolluted and the sky plays a vital role in this flat landscape, changing from brilliant blue to rainbow arc to billowing storm clouds silhouetting tree clumps and occasionally windmill sails.
It is worth coming to the Cambridgeshire Fens for the sunsets alone, but the premier attraction is Ely Cathedral 'the ship of the Fens'.
www.travellers-world.info /areas/a23.html   (315 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire - Corporate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
LSC Cambridgeshire is one of 47 local offices of the national Learning and Skills Council.
The LSC is responsible for planning and funding all post-16 education in England, apart from the higher education sector.
The site is divided into a number of Channels for different audiences and this Corporate Channel provides background information on the LSC in Cambridgeshire, including key staff and contact details.
www.lsc.gov.uk /cambridgeshire/Corporate   (235 words)

  
 The Cambridgeshire Fencing Association
The CFA is the BFA Eastern Region association of fencing clubs in Cambridgeshire whose purpose is to promote fencing in Cambridgeshire.
Similar to Walden Blades, we are the closest body of fencers for Bury to fence with.
As they are well beyond the bounds of Cambridgeshire, they have special status (no voting rights and subject to annual review).
www.cambsfa.org.uk   (223 words)

  
 Rural Community Council for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Cambridgeshire ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) is the Rural Community Council for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
A registered charity, we are also a company limited by guarantee, responsible for the delivery of a wide range of advice, information and support services to local communities.
Some of the services that we now provide fall outside our charitable objectives, so in 2001 we established our trading company, Cambridgeshire ACRE Management Services Ltd. Trading profits are gifted back to Cambridgeshire ACRE to support the charity's work.
www.cambsacre.org.uk   (253 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire, EnglandGenWeb Project
The Cambridgeshire Lookup Exchange offers look ups based on various documents to be found on their webpage.
There was a Cambridgeshire Research Interests Surname List maintained by Robin Drayton that was replaced on August 1st 2001 by a new Searchable Cambridgeshire Surnames Interests Database provided by Graham Januay.
For a limited time only listings of Cambridgeshire Strays are being made available for various types of person by kind permission of the Cambridgeshire Family History Society.
www.rootsweb.com /~engcam   (572 words)

  
 Society of Genealogists - England: Cambridgeshire Resources
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire persons appearing in (1) the General Registry of births once kept at Dr. Williams' library and (2) the Wesleyan Methodists Metropolitan registry [157]
Quaker digest registers of births, marriages and burials - Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Quarterly Meeting: Z 1631-1837 and 1645-1841, M 1658-1836 and 1657-1791, B 1657-1837 and 1657-1840 [Mf 3363]
Ely episcopal records: a calendar and concise view of the Episcopal records preserved in the muniment room of the Palace of Ely: compiled by direction of the...
www.sog.org.uk /prc/cambridgeshire.shtml   (3407 words)

  
 South Cambridgeshire at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
South Cambridgeshire is a district in Cambridgeshire, England.
It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District.
Administrative counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk
www.wiki.tatet.com /South_Cambridgeshire.html   (116 words)

  
 Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, here you will find all the information you need about the Cambridgeshire Chambers: our industry-specific sectors, our five local Chambers, our services, our events and all the news from our members.
This site also brings you up-to-date news and gives you the opportunity to express your views on policy issues that may be affecting your business.
If you aren't currently a member of the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, join us so you too can submit your news articles, company profile, jobs and event details.
www.cambridgeshirechamber.co.uk   (399 words)

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