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| Cambridge: 1. Queens' Mathematical Bridge; 2. King's College Chapel; 3. St. John's College; 4. The ubiquitous bicycle. |
Located in East Anglia, on the River Cam, at about 80km north of London, Cambridge is a university city, widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world. The area was inhabited since the Bronze Age and then in Roman times, but only under Viking rule it became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, but city status wasn't conferred until 1951.
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