Cambridge (United Kingdom)

The city of Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area during the Bronze Age and Roman times; under Viking rule Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951.

Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world.

The twenty closest neighbours in the database:

Audley End House (21 km), Hatfield House (54 km), St Albans (United Kingdom) (58 km), Tower of London (78 km), Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms (79 km), London (United Kingdom) (79 km), Waddesdon Manor (82 km), Hughenden Manor (86 km), Hampton Court Palace (94 km), Oxford (United Kingdom) (107 km), Blenheim Palace (109 km), Leeds Castle (112 km), Warwick Castle (116 km), Canterbury (United Kingdom) (123 km), Lincoln (United Kingdom) (123 km), Stratford-upon-Avon (United Kingdom) (124 km), Bodiam Castle (136 km), Brighton (United Kingdom) (154 km), Arundel Castle (156 km), Winchester (United Kingdom) (160 km)

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