Ely, Cambridgeshire

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Ely
Ely Cathedral is often considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages
Ely shown within the United Kingdom
Population	15,102
OS grid reference	TL535799
District	East Cambridgeshire
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ELY
Postcode district	CB6, CB7
Dialling code	01353
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°24′N 0°16′E / 52.4, 0.26

Ely ( pronunciation (info • help); IPA /'iːli/, rhyming with "freely") is a cathedral city in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire in the east of England and 23 km (14.3 mi) north north-east of Cambridge.

Ely has been called a city for a long time because it has a city. But the Royal Charter making it a city was only issued in 1974. Ely's population was 15,102 in 2001. This means Ely is the third smallest city in England. Only after Wells in Somerset and the City of London) are smaller.

The University of Cambridge rowing team has a boathouse on the bank of the river and train there for the annual Boat Race against Oxford University.

The 1944 Boat Race was raced on the River Great Ouse near Ely, the only time it has not been held on the River Thames. The race was won by Oxford despite Cambridge being ahead early in the contest.