East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in the cathedral city of Ely. The district also contains the towns of Littleport and Soham and surrounding rural areas, including parts of the Fens.- Type: Locality with 87,800 residents
- Description: local government district in Cambridgeshire, England
- Also known as: “East Cambs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wicken Fen and Soham railway station.
Wicken Fen
Nature reserve
Soham railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soham and Burwell.
Soham
Town
Soham is a town and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. Its population was 12,336 at the 2021 census.
Burwell
Village
Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes, including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village. Burwell is situated 3 miles southeast of East Cambridgeshire.
Wicken
Village
Wicken is a village near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on the edge of The Fens, 10 miles north east of Cambridge and 5 miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.
East Cambridgeshire
- Category: non-metropolitan district
- Location: Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.3167° or 52° 19′ north
Longitude
0.3° or 0° 18′ east
Population
87,800
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9F428882+M2
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“East Cambridgeshire” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Іст-Кембрыджшыр”
- Bulgarian: “Източен Кеймбриджшър (община)”
- Bulgarian: “Източен Кеймбриджшър”
- Cebuano: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Chinese: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Chinese: “伊士劍橋”
- Chinese: “劍橋郡東”
- Chinese: “東劍橋郡”
- Dutch: “East Cambridgeshire”
- French: “East Cambridgeshire”
- German: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Irish: “Cambridgeshire Thoir”
- Italian: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Japanese: “イースト・ケンブリッジシャー”
- Korean: “이스트케임브리지셔”
- Latvian: “Austrumkembridžšīra”
- Lithuanian: “Rytų Kembridžšyras”
- Min Nan Chinese: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Norwegian: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Ossetian: “Ист-Кембриджшир”
- Persian: “کمبریجشر شرقی”
- Polish: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Romanian: “East cambridgeshire”
- Romanian: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Russian: “Ист-Кембриджшир”
- Slovenian: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Spanish: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Swedish: “East Cambridgeshire”
- Urdu: “مشرقی کیمبرجشائر”
- Welsh: “Ardal Dwyrain Swydd Gaergrawnt”
- Yue Chinese: “伊士劍橋”
- “East Cambridgeshire”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pond Green and Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.
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