Royal Greenwich Observatory

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Churchill College and Fitzwilliam College.

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 southeast of Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Fitzwilliam College

University

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Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college has origins from 1869, with the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer academically excellent students of all backgrounds a chance to study at the university. Fitzwilliam College is situated 2,400 feet east of Royal Greenwich Observatory.

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 Royal Greenwich 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.