East Cambridgeshire District
Non-metropolitan district
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.
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
East Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Non-metropolitan countyCambridgeshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQEly
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyEast Cambridgeshire District Council
 • LeadershipAlternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative)
 • MPsSteve Barclay
Lucy Frazer
Area
[1]
 • Total251.5 sq mi (651.3 km2)
 • Rank62nd (of 309)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total87,762
 • Rank276th (of 309)
 • Density350/sq mi (130/km2)
 • Ethnicity
95.9% White
1.0% S.Asian
1.1% Mixed
1.8% Chinese or Other
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code12UC (ONS)
E07000009 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTL535799
Websitewww.eastcambs.gov.uk

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
Leadership
Anna Bailey,
Conservative
since 30 May 2019
Structure
East Cambridgeshire District Council.svg
Elections
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
4 May 2023
Meeting place
East Cambridgeshire District Council offices.jpg

The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4EE
Website
www.eastcambs.gov.uk

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.

Soham, the only town in the district
Soham, the only town in the district

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 2021". Office for National Statistics. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Non Metropolitan District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.

Coordinates: 52°23′13″N 0°17′38″E / 52.387°N 0.294°E / 52.387; 0.294

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