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Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering 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. Cambridgeshire contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen. The county town is Cambridge. Cambridgeshire is twinned with Kreis Viersen in Germany.
History
Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grantbridgeshire" (or rather Grentebrigescire).
Cambridgeshire today is the product of several local government unifications. In 1888 when county councils where introduced, two were set up, following the traditional division of Cambridgeshire into the area in the south around Cambridge, and the liberty of the Isle of Ely. In 1965, these two administrative counties were merged to form Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. In 1974, this then merged with the county to the west, Huntingdon and Peterborough (which had been created in 1965 by the merger of Huntingdonshire with the Soke of Peterborough - a part of Northamptonshire which had its own county council). The resulting county was called simply 'Cambridgeshire'.
Since 1998 the City of Peterborough has been a separately administered area, as a unitary authority, but is associated with Cambridgeshire for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy, and functions such as policing and the fire service.
In 2002, the conservation charity Plantlife unofficially designated Cambridgeshire's county flower as the Pasqueflower.
A great quantity of archaeological finds from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age were made in East Cambridgeshire. Most items were found in Isleham.
Most English counties have nicknames for people from that county, such as a Tyke from Yorkshire and a Yellowbelly from Lincolnshire; the traditional nickname for people from Cambridgeshire is 'Cambridgeshire Camel' or 'Cambridgeshire Crane', referring to the drainage engines which kept the low-lying land dry. [citation needed]
Famous people from Cambridgeshire
The following people are either from Cambridgeshire, have lived in Cambridgeshire, or continue to live in Cambridgeshire.
Adrian Durham, Radio TalkSPORT presenter. (Peterborough)
Andrew Eldritch, lead singer of the band The Sisters of Mercy. (Ely)
Andy Bell, lead singer of the electronic pop band Erasure. (Peterborough)
David Gilmour, member of the rock band Pink Floyd. (Cambridge)
Don Lusher, trombonist. (Peterborough)
Douglas Adams, author. (Cambridge)
Hereward the Wake, outlaw who led a resistance against William the Conqueror. (Peterborough and Ely)
Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited. (Huntingdonshire)
Jeffrey Archer, author and former politician. (Cambridge)
Joe Bugner, boxer. (Huntingdonshire)
John Clare, the Northamptonshire poet. (Helpston)
John Major (Huntingdonshire)
Matt Bellamy Musician (Cambridge)
Keith Palmer, better known as Maxim Reality, member of dance music band The Prodigy. (Peterborough)
Oliver Cromwell, military leader, politician. (Huntingdonshire and Ely)
Nigel Sixsmith, founder member of The Art Of Sound, Musician, well known Keytar player. (Peterborough)
Paul Nicholas, actor and singer. (Peterborough)
Peter Boizot, founder of the Pizza Express restaurant chain. (Peterborough)
Richard Attenborough, film actor, director, and producer. (Cambridge)
Richard Garriott, better known as Lord British. (Cambridge)
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett, member of the rock band Pink Floyd. (Cambridge)
Ronald Searle, cartoonist. (Cambridge)
Rory McGrath, comedian. (Cambridge)
Samuel Pepys (Huntingdonshire)
Sarah Cawood, television presenter. (Peterborough)
Stephen Hawking, physicist. (Cambridge)
Warwick Davis, actor. (Peterborough)
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Cambridgeshire
History
Cambridgeshire was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Grantbridgeshire" (or rather Grentebrigescire).
Cambridgeshire today is the product of several local government unifications. In 1888 when county councils where introduced, two were set up, following the traditional division of Cambridgeshire into the area in the south around Cambridge, and the liberty of the Isle of Ely. In 1965, these two administrative counties were merged to form Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. In 1974, this then merged with the county to the west, Huntingdon and Peterborough (which had been created in 1965 by the merger of Huntingdonshire with the Soke of Peterborough - a part of Northamptonshire which had its own county council). The resulting county was called simply 'Cambridgeshire'.
Since 1998 the City of Peterborough has been a separately administered area, as a unitary authority, but is associated with Cambridgeshire for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy, and functions such as policing and the fire service.
In 2002, the conservation charity Plantlife unofficially designated Cambridgeshire's county flower as the Pasqueflower.
A great quantity of archaeological finds from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age were made in East Cambridgeshire. Most items were found in Isleham.
Most English counties have nicknames for people from that county, such as a Tyke from Yorkshire and a Yellowbelly from Lincolnshire; the traditional nickname for people from Cambridgeshire is 'Cambridgeshire Camel' or 'Cambridgeshire Crane', referring to the drainage engines which kept the low-lying land dry. [citation needed]
Famous people from Cambridgeshire
The following people are either from Cambridgeshire, have lived in Cambridgeshire, or continue to live in Cambridgeshire.
Adrian Durham, Radio TalkSPORT presenter. (Peterborough)
Andrew Eldritch, lead singer of the band The Sisters of Mercy. (Ely)
Andy Bell, lead singer of the electronic pop band Erasure. (Peterborough)
David Gilmour, member of the rock band Pink Floyd. (Cambridge)
Don Lusher, trombonist. (Peterborough)
Douglas Adams, author. (Cambridge)
Hereward the Wake, outlaw who led a resistance against William the Conqueror. (Peterborough and Ely)
Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited. (Huntingdonshire)
Jeffrey Archer, author and former politician. (Cambridge)
Joe Bugner, boxer. (Huntingdonshire)
John Clare, the Northamptonshire poet. (Helpston)
John Major (Huntingdonshire)
Matt Bellamy Musician (Cambridge)
Keith Palmer, better known as Maxim Reality, member of dance music band The Prodigy. (Peterborough)
Oliver Cromwell, military leader, politician. (Huntingdonshire and Ely)
Nigel Sixsmith, founder member of The Art Of Sound, Musician, well known Keytar player. (Peterborough)
Paul Nicholas, actor and singer. (Peterborough)
Peter Boizot, founder of the Pizza Express restaurant chain. (Peterborough)
Richard Attenborough, film actor, director, and producer. (Cambridge)
Richard Garriott, better known as Lord British. (Cambridge)
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett, member of the rock band Pink Floyd. (Cambridge)
Ronald Searle, cartoonist. (Cambridge)
Rory McGrath, comedian. (Cambridge)
Samuel Pepys (Huntingdonshire)
Sarah Cawood, television presenter. (Peterborough)
Stephen Hawking, physicist. (Cambridge)
Warwick Davis, actor. (Peterborough)
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Cambridgeshire