Cambridge, Gloucestershire

Cambridge is a village in the district of Stroud, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A38 road between Bristol and Gloucester, about three miles (5 km) from Dursley. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 441 KB) Summary Taken 21 October 2005 by Owen Massey and released to the public domain Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 441 KB) Summary Taken 21 October 2005 by Owen Massey and released to the public domain Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Stroud District is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A38 passing under M50 in Worcestershire The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ... View from Cumberland Basin of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and Newport. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border. ... Arms of the former Dursley Rural District Council Dursley is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. ...

The village lies in the civil parish of Cam and takes its name from the River Cam which flows through it. Hence the 'cam' in the name is pronounced to rhyme with 'ham', unlike the first syllable of the better known city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, which is pronounced to rhyme with 'fame'. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Location within the British Isles. ... The River Cam is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. ... Geography Status City (1951) Region East of England Admin. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ...

The village has two public houses, called the George and the White Lion. There are regular buses to Bristol, Gloucester and Thornbury. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... View from Cumberland Basin of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and Newport. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border. ... Map sources for Thornbury, South Gloucestershire at grid reference ST637900 Coat of arms of Thornbury Motto: Decus Sabrinae Vallis (Latin: You never expect the spanish inquisition) Thornbury is a historic market town in South Gloucestershire, England, approximately 11 miles (18km) north of the city of Bristol, with a population of...

In nearby Slimbridge is the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, that was founded by Peter Scott. Slimbridge is a village near Dursley in Gloucestershire, England. ... WWT Slimbridge is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (a UK charity) at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. ... Statue of Sir Peter Scott at the WWT London Wetland Centre Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, (September 14, 1909 - August 29, 1989), was a British ornithologist, conservationist and painter. ...

Location

The village is centred approximately at OS grid reference SO749037 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

External links

• Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust website

Coordinates: 51.73145° N 2.36484° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...