Cambridge

Cambridge
City and non-metropolitan district
City of Cambridge
King's College Punts on the River Cam Great St Mary's Church Trinity Street
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Cambs/University City of Cambridge/Silicon Fen
Motto(s):  Hinc lucem et pocula sacra ('From here [we derive] light and sacred draughts [literally cups]'.)[1]
Location within Cambridgeshire
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Coordinates: 52°12′18″N 00°07′21″E / 52.20500°N 0.12250°E / 52.20500; 0.12250
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
County	Cambridgeshire
Founded	c. 1209 as Granta Brygg
City status	1951
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Local Authority	Cambridge City Council
Area
• Urban	15.7 sq mi (40.7 km2)
Population  (2021)
• City	144,714 (ranked 150th)
• Urban	181,137.[2]
Demonym	Cantabrigian
Ethnicity (2021) [3]
• Ethnic groups	List 74.5% White 14.8% Asian 5.1% Mixed 3.1% other 2.4% Black
Religion (2021) [3]
• Religion	List 44.7% no religion 35.2% Christianity 9.8% not stated 5.1% Islam 2.3% Hinduism 1.1% Buddhism 0.8% other 0.7% Judaism 0.2% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode	CB
Area code (IDD)	01223
Vehicle registration area code	AO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AU
ONS code	33UK
Major railway stations	Cambridge Station and Cambridge North,
Primary airports	Norwich Airport, Southend Airport, Luton Airport & Stansted Airport
Police	Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Fire and Rescue	Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Ambulance	East of England
Website	cambridge.gov.uk

Cambridge (/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/,^[4] KAYM-brij) is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700;^[5] the population of the wider built-up area (which extends outside the city council area) was 181,137.^[2] Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951.

The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world.^[6][7] The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, and the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital. Anglia Ruskin University, which evolved from the Cambridge School of Art and the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, also has its main campus in the city.

Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen or Cambridge Cluster, which contains industries such as software and bioscience and many start-up companies born out of the university. Over 40 per cent of the workforce have a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest biomedical research clusters in the world, includes the headquarters of AstraZeneca and the relocated Royal Papworth Hospital.^[8]

Cambridge is also famous for producing the first ever 'Laws of the Game' for association football and then for the first ever game taking place at Parker's Piece. The Strawberry Fair music and arts festival and Midsummer Fair are held on Midsummer Common, and the annual Cambridge Beer Festival takes place on Jesus Green. The city is adjacent to the M11 and A14 roads. Cambridge station is less than an hour from London King's Cross railway station.