Central Library, Cambridge

Central Library, Cambridge is a library in , , which is located on Lion Yard. Central Library, Cambridge is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the shopping center .
cambridgeshire.gov.uk
+44 345 045 5225
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Tuesday and Thursday—Friday: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
    Wednesday: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—4:00 PM
  • Email: your.library@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Cambridgeshire, UK
  • Also known as: “Cambridge Central Library and Learning Centre”
  • Address: 7 Lion Yard, CB2 3QD
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinity College and Corpus Christi College.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Central Library, Cambridge.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as Bene't College. is situated 730 feet southwest of Central Library, Cambridge.

Shopping center
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The shopping centre is a covered shopping centre in the city centre of , England. Construction work on the centre, which is bounded by St Andrew's Street, Corn Exchange Street, and Petty Cury, commenced in 1970 and the development contained a library, multi-storey car park and magistrates' court.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Cambridge Castle.

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is a university city in in . It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Locality
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, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in , , England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.

Neighborhood
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is a residential estate and a listed heritage site in , . The estate was designed by Eric Lyons of Eric Lyons & Partners. It was built in three phases between 1959 and 1964.

Central Library, Cambridge

Latitude
52.20465° or 52° 12′ 17″ north
Longitude
0.12052° or 0° 7′ 14″ east
Operator
Cambridgeshire County Council
Open location code
9F42643C+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1618950640
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q55163433
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