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  2. Ely, Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia

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    Ely ( / ˈiːli / ⓘ EE-lee) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Cambridge, 24 miles (39 km) south east of Peterborough and 80 miles (130 km) from London. As of the 2021 census, Ely is recorded as having a population of 19,200 (rounded to ...

  3. Littleport - Wikipedia

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    Littleport is a village in East Cambridgeshire, in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. [3] It lies about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Ely and 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Welney, on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and Mare Fen. There are two primary schools, Millfield Primary and Littleport ...

  4. Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia

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    City of Cambridge. Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) or the County of Cambridge is a ceremonial county and historic county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west.

  5. Wicken, Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia

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    UK. England. Cambridgeshire. 52°18′45″N 0°17′54″E  / . 52.3126°N 0.2982°E. / 52.3126; 0.2982. Wicken is a small village on the edge of The Fens near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, ten miles north east of Cambridge and five miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve.

  6. East Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia

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    East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in the city of Ely. The district also contains the towns of Littleport and Soham and surrounding rural areas, including parts of the Fens . Since 2017 the district has been a constituent member of the Cambridgeshire ...

  7. St Etheldreda's Church, Ely - Wikipedia

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    St Etheldreda's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.It is part of the Diocese of East Anglia within the Province of Westminster.. The church notably contains the national shrine and relics of St Etheldreda, an Anglo-Saxon queen and abbess who died on 23 June AD 679 and went on to become one of the most popular of the medieval saints in England.

  8. Stretham - Wikipedia

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    52°21′N 0°13′E  / . 52.35°N 0.22°E. / 52.35; 0.22. Stretham / ˈstrɛtəm / [note 1] is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6 km) south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 74 miles (119 km) by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens.

  9. Little Thetford - Wikipedia

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    Little Thetford / ˈθɛtfɔːrd / is a small village in the civil parish of Thetford, 3 miles (5 km) south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 76 miles (122 km) by road from London. The village is built on a boulder clay island surrounded by flat fenland countryside, typical of settlements in this part of the East of England.