Cambridge : Britain

Cambridge : Britain
The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. It lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London and is surrounded by a number of smaller towns and villages. It is also at the heart of Silicon Fen, which has a reputation as the high-technology centre of Britain.
Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, the King’s College chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two. The city’s name is pronounced “Came-bridge�, as opposed to another Cambridge in Gloucestershire, England, which is pronounced “Cambridge� :as it is spelt.
According to the 2001 census, the population was 108,863 (including 22,153 students).
Cambridge today
Drawing on its links with the University, the Cambridge area today is known as Silicon Fen, due to the growth of high tech businesses and technology incubators that have sprung up in the series of science parks and other developments in and around the city. The University was joined by the larger part of Anglia Polytechnic University (APU), and the educational reputation has led to other bodies (such as the Open University in East Anglia) basing themselves in the city.
A study by the consultancy firm CACI in 2004 named the postcode area CB2 1, part of Cambridge city centre, as the “smoking capital� of the UK, as the average resident in this area apparently spent more money on cigarettes than those of any other region in the country, over 2 thousand pounds per annum. The area is home to several of the university’s colleges, including Clare, King’s and Trinity.
On March 5, 2004, Cambridge was granted Fairtrade City status.