Cambridgeshire
| Situated in East Anglia. From open fen land to busy towns, Cambridgeshire has it all. Cambridgeshire shares its borders with Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. As with all major counties, the people of Cambridgeshire have a “traditional” nickname – they are either “Cambridgeshire Camels or Cranes” which refer to the wildfowl that used to roam the fens.
With 31 University colleges in the County town, Cambridge, all housed in beautiful buildings and steeped in history, it is little wonder tourists flock there for the history and culture (including the summer festivals). As well as the hustle and bustle of the town centre you can relax by the River Cam or in the Botanical Gardens at the University. There are lots of “hidden” little shops and streets, that all link to the big shopping centre. An American cemetery sits on a hillside in Madingley, which commemorates the American servicemen and women who gave their lives in the Second World War. The region is the home of many famous people. The poet Rupert Brooke lived at Grantchester. John Clare, Samuel Pepys and Douglas Adams are all famous literary figures who hail from Cambridgeshire, as does Jeffrey Archer. There are also actors and singers. Cambridgeshire is twinned with KREIS VIERSEN in Germany. |
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County town: Cambridge Other major towns: Wisbech, Newmarket, Ely, Peterborough and Huntingdon. |
Resources
See Huntingdonshire for more links.
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
- Local Ancestors Ancestor pages for Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire
Specific Town and Village Interest
- The CAMUS Project archives from Castor, Ailsworth, Marholm, Upton and Sutton - and the Milton Estates
- Carlton History includes Parish Register transcripts
- Eatons Community Association former Cambridgeshire villages of Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford
- Wiki Page: The Isle of Ely
- Wiki page: Peterborough
Maps and Photographs
- Cambridgeshire History on the Net A collection of images and text
Register Office
Cambridgeshire as part of the UKBMD project has an online searchable BMD database: CAMDEX online records
Cambridge Register Office
The Register Office
Box RES 1410
Castle Lodge
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
Tel: 01223 717021
Ely Register Office
The Register Office
Old School House
74 Market Street
Ely
Cambs
CB7 4LS
Tel: 01354 653053
Email: Fenlandro@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Fenland Register Office
Audmoor House
93 High Street
March
Cambs
PE15 9LH
Tel: 01354 653053
Fax: 01354 658307
Email: Fenlandro@Cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Peterborough Register Office
33 Thorpe Road
Peterborough
PE3 6AB
Tel:01733 566323
Fax 01733 566049
Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests
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Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
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Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Barton Meridian Line
- Bourn Meridian Line
- Comberton Meridian Line
- Eversdens Meridian Line
- Hardwick Meridian Line
- Haslingfield Meridian Line
- Orwell Meridian Line
- Toft Meridian Line
- Wimpole Meridian Line
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
- Coates yummy-mummy-amy
- Coldham FenTiger
- Eastre yummy-mummy-amy
- Elm FenTiger
- Friday Bridge FenTiger
- Guyhirn FenTiger
- Leverington FenTiger
- Murrow FenTiger
- Newton FenTiger
- Parson Drove FenTiger
- Peterborough yummy-mummy-amy
- South West Cambridge Meridian Line
- Tydd Gote FenTiger
- Tydd St Giles FenTiger
- Whittlesey yummy-mummy-amy
- Wisbech St Mary FenTiger
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