East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire District | |
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 Ely, known for both its Cathedral and its historic Isle of Ely region. It is the largest settlement in the district and its administrative centre. | |
 East Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Cambridgeshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Ely |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | East Cambridgeshire District Council |
| • Leadership | Alternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Steve Barclay Lucy Frazer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 251 sq mi (651 km2) |
| • Rank | 53rd (of 296) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 89,394 |
| • Rank | 267th (of 296) |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 95.9% White 1.0% S.Asian 1.1% Mixed 1.8% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 12UC (ONS) E07000009 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL535799 |
| Website | www |
East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in Ely. The population of the District Council at the 2011 Census was 83,818.[3] The district was formed on 1 April 1974 with the merger of Ely Urban District, Ely Rural District, and Newmarket Rural District. The district is divided into 14 electoral divisions, which return a total of 28 councillors. The council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since 2007.
East Cambridgeshire District Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Non-Metropolitan District |
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| Elections | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
Next election | 4 May 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
 The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4EE | |
| Website | |
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Archaeology
The recent Fenland survey of archaeological finds mentions an enumeration of findings made between 1884 and 1994 in the region to the north of Devil's Dyke and Cambridge, from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age (the region south of Devil's Dyke is not yet included in the survey). By far the greatest quantities of bronze objects found in England were discovered in East Cambridgeshire.
The most important Bronze Age finds were discovered in Isleham (more than 6500 pieces), Stuntney, Soham, Wicken, Chippenham, Coveney, Mepal and Wilburton. These findings include swords, spear-heads, arrows, axes, palstaves, knives, daggers, rapiers, armour, decorative equipment (in particular for horses) and many fragments of sheet bronze. The greater part of these objects have been entrusted to the Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds while other items are in the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Other finds include traces of cremations and barrows, golden torques, an extensive ditch system and a wooden track-way between Fordey Farm (Barway) and Little Thetford.[4] Bronze razors have also been found and it is well known that Celts shaved their cheeks.[5]
Settlements in East Cambridgeshire
- Aldreth
- Ashley
- Barway
- Bottisham
- Brinkley
- Burwell
- Chettisham
- Cheveley
- Chippenham
- Coveney
- Dullingham
- Ely (City)
- Fordham
- Haddenham
- Isleham
- Little Downham
- Little Thetford
- Littleport
- Lode
- Longmeadow
- Mepal
- Prickwillow
- Pymoor
- Queen Adelaide
- Reach
- Soham (Town)
- Stetchworth
- Stretham
- Stuntney
- Sutton
- Swaffham Bulbeck
- Swaffham Prior
- Upware
- Wicken
- Wilburton
- Witcham
- Witchford
- Woodditton
See also
References
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Non Metropolitan District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Hall, David (1994). Fenland survey : an essay in landscape and persistence / David Hall and John Coles. London;English Heritage. pp. 81–88. ISBN 1-85074-477-7.
- ^ Hall, David (1994). Fenland survey : an essay in landscape and persistence / David Hall and John Coles. London;English Heritage. p. 4. ISBN 1-85074-477-7.
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