Northumberland Dome At The Observatory

Northumberland Dome At The Observatory is an university building in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England. Northumberland Dome At The Observatory is situated nearby to Madingley Rise Site (University of Cambridge), as well as near the university building Cambridge Observatory.

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Type: University building
Description: building in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Northumberland Telescope”
Address: Cambridge

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Churchill College and Cambridge Observatory.

Churchill College

University

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Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities. Churchill College is situated 1,300 feet east of Northumberland Dome At The Observatory.

Cambridge Observatory

University building

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Cambridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the University of Cambridge in the East of England. It was established in 1823 and is now part of the site of the Institute of Astronomy.

Trinity College

University

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Trinity College 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. Trinity College is situated 1 mile southeast of Northumberland Dome At The Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eddington and Cambridge Castle.

Eddington

Suburb

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The North West Cambridge Development is a University of Cambridge site to the north west of Cambridge city centre in England. The development is meant to alleviate overcrowding and rising land prices in Cambridge.

Cambridge Castle

Locality

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Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 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.