Cambridgeshire, England

Cambridgeshire
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "CORDE UNO SAPIENTES SIMUS" ("With one heart let us be wise")
Cambridgeshire in England
Coordinates: 52°20′N 0°0′W / 52.333°N -0.000°E / 52.333; -0.000Coordinates: 52°20′N 0°0′W / 52.333°N -0.000°E / 52.333; -0.000
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East
Established	1 April 1974
Established by	Local Government Act 1972
Preceded by	Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Huntingdon and Peterborough
Origin	Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Hugh Duberly
High Sheriff	Sir David Arculus
Area	3,389 km2 (1,309 sq mi)
• Ranked	15th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.)	841,200
• Ranked	27th of 48
Density	248/km2 (640/sq mi)
Ethnicity	94.6% White 2.6% S.Asian
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Cambridgeshire County Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Cambridge
Area	3,046 km2 (1,176 sq mi)
• Ranked	15th of 27
Population	647,200
• Ranked	18th of 27
Density	212/km2 (550/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-CAM
ONS code	12
GSS code	E10000003
NUTS	UKH12
Website	www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Unitary authorities
Councils	Peterborough City Council
Districts of Cambridgeshire   Unitary   County council area
Districts	City of Cambridge South Cambridgeshire Huntingdonshire Fenland East Cambridgeshire City of Peterborough
Members of Parliament	List of MPs
Police	Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Time zone	GMT (UTC)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)

Cambridgeshire (/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒʃər/ or /-ʃɪər/; abbreviated Cambs.), is an East Anglian county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The city of Cambridge is the county town. Modern Cambridgeshire was formed in 1974 as an amalgamation of the counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough, which had been created in 1965 from the historic counties of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, the Isle of Ely and the Soke of Peterborough. It contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen.

Local government is divided between Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, which is a separate unitary authority. Under the county council, there are five district councils, Cambridge City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and Fenland District Council.

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