Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire
Ceremonial county
Clockwise from top: Ely Cathedral from the Fens; the Guildhall in Peterborough; and the chapel of King's College, part of the University of Cambridge
Coordinates: 52°21′N 0°0′W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Established	1 April 1974
Established by	Local Government Act 1972
Preceded by	Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Huntingdon and Peterborough
Origin	Ancient
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament	8 MPs
Police	Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Julie Spence
High Sheriff	Frances Stanley (2025–26)
Area
• Ranked	of 48
Population (2005 est.)	748,600
• Ranked	29th of 48
Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Non-metropolitan county
County council	Cambridgeshire County Council
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Area
• Ranked	of 26
Population	588,900
• Ranked	19th of 26
Density	193/km2 (500/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-CAM
GSS code	E10000003
ITL	UKH12
Website	cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Largest settlement	Peterborough
Unitary authorities
Councils	Peterborough City Council
Districts
Districts of Cambridgeshire   Unitary   County council area
Districts	City of Peterborough Fenland Huntingdonshire East Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire City of Cambridge

Cambridgeshire is a county in England. It is located in the East part of the country. The counties around Cambridgeshire are 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 county town is Cambridge.