![]() ![]() The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, and the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital. The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world. ![]() The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. ![]() It is located on the River Cam approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of London. List of places UK England Cambridgeshire 52☁2′19″N 0☀7′09″E / 52.20528°N 0.11917☎ / 52.20528 0.11917Ĭambridge ( / ˈ k eɪ m b r ɪ dʒ/ KAYM-brij) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. ![]()
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