Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Cambridge • Ely • Wisbech | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Chatteris • March | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Cambridgeshire County Council • Peterborough City Council | |||
Borders | |||
Bedfordshire • Essex • Hertfordshire • Huntingdonshire • Lincolnshire • Northamptonshire • Norfolk • Suffolk | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M11 • A11 • A14 • A47 • A428 | |||
Cambridgeshire is a traditional county in the Fens in the east of England. The Isle of Ely in the north, whilst being part of the historic county, had a separate county council (based in March) from 1888 to 1965, after which Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely had a combined county council until further boundary reform in 1974.
Geography & Economy
Being in the Fens the county is largely flat and low-lying; at one time the Isle of Ely was a genuine island. With the exception of the county town of Cambridge the county is largely rural and traditionally agricultural. However, the county is perhaps now best known for the university city of Cambridge and surrounding technological area known as Silicon Fen. Tourist attractions not connected to a university include Ely Cathedral and Wimpole Hall.
Roads
The south of the county has a good network of roads radiating out of Cambridge, with the A11 and A1198 (former A14) being the main exceptions. Fen drainage ditches in the north generally dictate where roads run, with some roads and drains running parallel for quite a distance, although some older roads are more winding and stick to higher ground.
Most non-trunk roads within the county are maintained by Cambridgeshire County Council, although the roads within the extreme northwest of the county are maintained by Peterborough City Council. National Highways maintain the A47 in the north and M11, A11, A14 and A428 in the south; plans are underway to improve these roads west of Cambridge.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M11 | Woodford, Essex | Girton, Cambridgeshire | 51 miles | View |
A14(M) | Ellington | Girton | View | |
A1 | London | Edinburgh | 396 miles | View |
A10 | Monument, London | Hardwick Roundabout, King's Lynn | 99.7 miles | View |
A11 | London | Norwich | 61.8 miles | View |
A14 | Catthorpe | Felixstowe | 137 miles | View |
A14 | Royston | Alconbury | 26.5 miles | View |
A132 | Colchester | Godmanchester | 57.3 miles | View |
A141 | Guyhirn | Brampton | 26.7 miles | View |
A142 | Newmarket | Chatteris | 25.9 miles | View |
A150 | Wisbech | Long Sutton | 8.6 miles | View |
A428 | Coventry | Cambridge | 79.3 miles | View |
A505 | Leighton Buzzard | Great Abington | 49.2 miles | View |
A603 | Bedford | Cambridge | 29.9 miles | View |
A604 | Barton Seagrave | Parkeston Quay, Harwich | 85 miles | View |
A605 | Thrapston | Guyhirn | 35.1 miles | View |
A1027 | North Brink | Harecroft Road | 0.1 miles | View |
A1072 | Witcham Toll | Stretham | 5.3 miles | View |
A1101 | Long Sutton bypass | Bury St Edmunds | 53.4 miles | View |
A1120 | Newnham Road | Newmarket Road | 1.4 miles | View |
A1123 | Hartford, Huntingdon | Soham | 23.7 miles | View |
A1131 | Milton Road | East Road | 1.0 mile | View |
A1132 | Cambridge | Chesterton | View | |
A1134 | Cambridge | Cambridge | 10.2 miles | View |
A1135 | Wisbech | Walsoken | 4.5 miles | View |
A1198 | Royston | Godmanchester | 19.3 miles | View |
A1301 | Trumpington | Stump Cross | 7.8 miles | View |
A1303 | Madingley | Newmarket | 15.7 miles | View |
A1304 | Six Mile Bottom | Water Hall | 9.4 miles | View |
A1307 | Alconbury | Haverhill | 44 miles | View |
A1309 | Trumpington | Milton | 6.2 miles | View |
A1421 | Haddenham | Witcham | 2.3 miles | View |
A1428 | 6.62 km | View | ||
A5160 | Dunstable | Bourne Bridge | 39 miles | View |
B198 | South Brink | Walton Highway | 4.6 miles | View |
B1039 | Royston | Wendens Ambo | 11.2 miles | View |
B1040 | Biggleswade | Crowland | 50.5 miles | View |
B1042 | Sandy | Wimpole Lodge | 11.5 miles | View |
B1045 | Hills Road | Cambridge railway station | 0.3 miles | View |
B1046 | Eynesbury, St Neots | Barton | 17.2 miles | View |
B1046 | Newnham Road | Newmarket Road | 1.4 miles | View |
B1047 | East Barnwell | Fen Ditton | 1.3 miles | View |
B1047 | Gonville Place | Milton Road | 1.0 mile | View |
B1048 | Huntingdon Road | Milton Road | 0.7 miles | View |
B1049 | Cambridge | Wilburton | 10.7 miles | View |
B1050 | Bar Hill | Chatteris | 17.8 miles | View |
B1052 | Wendens Ambo | Burrough End | 17.0 miles | View |
B1061 | Sturmer | Newmarket | 13.9 miles | View |
B1063 | Newmarket | Clare | 16.2 miles | View |
B1072 | Coates | Guyhirn | 5.6 miles | View |
B1085 | Fordham | Lidgate | 12.2 miles | View |
B1087 | Haddenham | Witcham Toll | 2.3 miles | View |
B1088 | Cambridge Road | Back Hill | 0.4 miles | View |
B1093 | Whittlesey | Hole in the Wall Farm | 21.1 miles | View |
B1094 | Iron Bridge | Nordelph | 5.4 miles | View |
B1094 | Whitmore Street | Barr's Street | 0.2 miles | View |
B1095 | Stanground | Pondersbridge | 4.0 miles | View |
B1096 | Ramsey | Benwick | 5.7 miles | View |
B1097 | Whittlesey | March | 9.8 miles | View |
B1098 | Chatteris | Three Holes | 12.4 miles | View |
B1099 | March By Pass | Bedlam Bridge | 5.5 miles | View |
B1100 | Welney | Christchurch | 2.3 miles | View |
B1101 | Wimblington | Elm | 11.1 miles | View |
B1101 | Bury St Edmunds | Outwell | 39.2 miles | View |
B1102 | Stow Cum Quy | Mildenhall | 17.3 miles | View |
B1103 | Burwell | Newmarket | 4.4 miles | View |
B1104 | Prickwillow | Chippenham | 9.0 miles | View |
B1104 | High Street | Newmarket Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B1165 | Spalding bypass | Newton(E) | 16.6 miles | View |
B1166 | Market Deeping | Leverington Common | 22.3 miles | View |
B1167 | Thorney By Pass | Gedney Hill | 7.2 miles | View |
B1169 | Leverington Common | Leverington | 1.3 miles | View |
B1170 | Wisbech East railway station | West Street | 0.2 miles | View |
B1171 | South Brink | Wisbech East Station | 0.4 miles | View |
B1172 | North End | Leverington Road | 0.6 miles | View |
B1173 | Wisbech | Walsoken | 1.3 miles | View |
B1187 | Guyhirn | Parson Drove | 3.8 miles | View |
B1368 | Puckeridge | Hauxton | 19.6 miles | View |
B1379 | Great Chesterford | Great Shelford | 8.2 miles | View |
B1381 | Earith | Sutton | 4.9 miles | View |
B1382 | Ely | Shippea Hill(NW) | 6.3 miles | View |
B1409 | Lynn Road | Norwich Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B1410 | Fordham | Kennett End | 4.9 miles | View |
B1411 | Ely | Gold Hill(S) | 9.7 miles | View |
B1441 | Guyhirn | Wisbech | 6.7 miles | View |
B1442 | North Brink | Harecroft Road | 0.1 miles | View |
B1443 | Stamford | Thorney | 18.0 miles | View |
B1506 | Newmarket (NE) | Kentford | 4.6 miles | View |
B1542 | Guyhirn | Wisbech | 11.73 km | View |
C333 | Isle of Ely Way | High Street | 1.12 km | View |
C334 | Huntingdon Road | High Street | 0.25 km | View |
T2 | London | Norwich | View | |
T15 | Birmingham | Great Yarmouth | View | |
T31 | London | Kings Lynn | View | |
T45 | Ipswich | Weedon | View | |
T46 | Royston | Alconbury | View |
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