Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire | |
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Clockwise from top: Ely Cathedral from the Fens; the Guildhall in Peterborough; and the
chapel of King's College, part of the University of Cambridge | |
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| Coordinates: 52°21′N 0°0′W / 52.350°N -0.000°E | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Established by | Local Government Act 1972 |
| Preceded by |
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| Origin | Ancient |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | 8 MPs |
| Police | Cambridgeshire Constabulary |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Julie Spence[1] |
| High Sheriff | Frances Stanley (2025–26) |
| Area | |
| • Ranked | of 48 |
| Population (2005 est.) | 748,600 |
| • Ranked | 29th of 48 |
| Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Non-metropolitan county | |
| County council | Cambridgeshire County Council |
| Executive | Conservative |
| Admin HQ | New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald |
| Area | |
| • Ranked | of 26 |
| Population | 588,900 |
| • Ranked | 19th of 26 |
| Density | 193/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CAM |
| GSS code | E10000003 |
| ITL | UKH12 |
| Website | cambridgeshire |
| Largest settlement | Peterborough |
| Unitary authorities | |
| Councils | Peterborough City Council |
| Districts | |
 Districts of Cambridgeshire Unitary County council area | |
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Cambridgeshire is a county in England. It is located in the East part of the country. The counties around Cambridgeshire are Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The county town is Cambridge.
- ↑ "Lord Lieutenant". Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.