In Cambridge (Listeni / keɪmbrɪdʒ / kaym-Bridge) is a university town and administrative center of County Kembrydzhshyr, England. It is located in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km)

Cambridge

In Cambridge (Listeni / keɪmbrɪdʒ / kaym-Bridge) is a university town and administrative center of County Kembrydzhshyr, England. It is located in East Anglia about 50 miles (80 km) north of London.

Cambridge is the most widely known as the home of Cambridge University was founded in 1209, which was always takes one of the five best universities in the world. [2] The University includes the famous Cavendish Laboratory, College Chapel King, and at Cambridge University Library. Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings and pipes from the hospital Addenbruka in the extreme south of the city and St. John's College Chapel tower.

Archaeological finds from settlements in the area as early as the Bronze Age and after the Roman invasion of England, he became an important military settlement, known as Duroliponte. Reducing the size and importance are Roman departure to the arrival of the Vikings saw its revival as a regional center of trade.

Modern city name comes from the name that the Saxons gave the area: Grantabrycge - "Bridge over Grant. Over time, the name became Cambridge, while the river Cam was still today known as Grant. Name of the river was later changed to match the city.

The population has increased significantly during the twentieth century, as the overflow from London moved there, and during the Second World War served as an important center for the evacuation of Londoners avoid the Blitz.

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