Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate and Balbridie.
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.
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Discover CAMBRIDGECambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south and St John's College Chapel tower ... |
Discover ELYEly is an attractive city, retaining many historic buildings with its winding shopping throughfares. There is a market on Thursday and Saturday each week. Ely is on the River Great Ouse and was a significant port until the 18th century when the Fens were drained and Ely was not an 'island' anymore ... |
Discover PETERBOROUGHPeterborough enjoys a wide range of events including the annual East of England Show, Peterborough Festival and CAMRA beer festival. The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the West Front, was originally founded as a monastery in AD 655 ... |
Discover WISBECHWisbech Castle was built to fortify the town by William I, and in later Tudor times became a notorious prison. The Castle was rebuilt in the mid-17th century and again in 1816 by Joseph Medworth, who also developed the Crescent, familiar as the setting in numerous costume dramas ... |
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