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Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, [1] is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 672 by St Æthelthryth (also called Etheldreda). The earliest parts of the present building date to 1083, and it was ...
Cathedral city in England Ely Cathedral city Ely Cathedral from the south-east Ely Location within Cambridgeshire Area 69 sq mi (180 km 2) Population 19,200 (2021 census) • Density 278/sq mi (107/km 2) Civil parish Ely District East Cambridgeshire Shire county Cambridgeshire Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ELY Postcode district CB6, CB7 Dialling code ...
Ely (Ely → East Cambridgeshire → Cambridgeshire → Cambridgeshire → East of England → England → United Kingdom) Camera location 52° 23′ 56.6″ N, 0° 15′ 42″ E
Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of Flag Fen in Fengate, one of the earliest-known Neolithic permanent settlements in the United Kingdom, compared in importance to Balbridie in Aberdeen, Scotland. Must Farm quarry, at Whittlesey , has been described as "Britain's Pompeii due to its relatively good condition, including the 'best-preserved ...
Cratendune (Medieval Latin: vallis Cracti) is the name of the lost village reported in the Liber Eliensis, the history of the abbey, then Ely Cathedral, compiled towards the end of the 12th century, as the 500th anniversary of the traditional founding date drew near. [1]
Ely, Cambridgeshire has 182 listed buildings. Notable buildings Name Image Grade Notes Location Infirmary I Former 11th-century infirmary now four private dwellings consisting of St John's Farmhouse, Barn to south-west, Barn to north and Dovecote to St John's Farm Monastery barn and storehouse I Built c. 1575, the barn and storehouse of the monastery is located to the south of Ely Porta. [6 ...
Ely Cathedral: Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Anglican Canterbury 1083 1375 1109 163.7 NK NK 21.9 66 52 80 4 Harrison & Harrison Single West tower. Crossing tower is a lantern. Exeter Cathedral: Cathedral Church of St Peter
The Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Ely, who sits at Ely Cathedral in Ely. There is one suffragan (subordinate) bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. The diocese now covers the modern ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire (excluding the Soke of Peterborough) and western Norfolk.