About Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cambridge is a city on the River Cam in eastern England, home to the prestigious University of Cambridge, dating to 1209. University colleges include King’s, famed for its choir and towering Gothic chapel, as well as Trinity, founded by Henry VIII, and St John’s, with its 16th-century Great Gate. University museums have exhibits on archaeology and anthropology, polar exploration, the history of science and zoology.

• Area: 40.7 km²
• Weather: 7°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 79% Humidity
• Population: 123,900 (2011)
• City status: 1951
• Shire county: Cambridgeshire
• Colleges and Universities: University of Cambridge