First Island
First Island is a grassland in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England. First Island is situated nearby to the university Darwin College, as well as near the university building Newnham Grange.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Darwin College and Queens’ College.
Darwin College
University
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Darwin College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded on 28 July 1964, Darwin was Cambridge University's first graduate-only college, and also the first to admit both men and women.
Queens’ College
University
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Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the 16 "old colleges" of the university, and was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. Queens’ College is situated 660 feet north of First Island.
King’s College
University
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King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city. King’s College is situated 1,300 feet north of First Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambridge and Newnham.
Cambridge
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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. 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.
Newnham
Suburb
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Newnham is a suburb and electoral ward in Cambridge, England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.
Skaters’ Meadow
Locality
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Skaters' Meadow is a 2-hectare nature reserve in Newnham Croft, Cambridge, UK. It is owned by Cambridge Past, Present & Future and leased for management by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
First Island
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.20072° or 52° 12′ 3″ northLongitude
0.11444° or 0° 6′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F426427+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 143469304OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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