East Cambridgeshire (locally known as East Cambs) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. Its council is based in Ely. The population of the District Council at the 2011 Census was 83,818.[3] The district was formed on 1 April 1974 with the merger of Ely Urban District, Ely Rural District, and Newmarket Rural District. The district is divided into 14 electoral divisions, which return a total of 28 councillors. The council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since 2007.

East Cambridgeshire District Council
Type
Type	Non-Metropolitan District
Leadership
Leader	Anna Bailey, Conservative since 30 May 2019
Structure
Elections
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	4 May 2023
Meeting place
The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4EE
Website
www.eastcambs.gov.uk

East Cambridgeshire District
Non-metropolitan district
Ely, known for both its Cathedral and its historic Isle of Ely region. It is the largest settlement in the district and its administrative centre.
East Cambridgeshire shown within Cambridgeshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Cambridgeshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Ely
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	East Cambridgeshire District Council
• Leadership	Alternative - Sec. 31 (Conservative)
• MPs	Steve Barclay Lucy Frazer
Area [1]
• Total	251.5 sq mi (651.3 km2)
• Rank	62nd (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)[2]
• Total	89,840
• Rank	271st (of 309)
• Density	360/sq mi (140/km2)
• Ethnicity	95.9% White 1.0% S.Asian 1.1% Mixed 1.8% Chinese or Other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	12UC (ONS) E07000009 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL535799
Website	www.eastcambs.gov.uk

Archaeology

The recent Fenland survey of archaeological finds mentions an enumeration of findings made between 1884 and 1994 in the region to the north of Devil's Dyke and Cambridge, from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age (the region south of Devil's Dyke is not yet included in the survey). By far the greatest quantities of bronze objects found in England were discovered in East Cambridgeshire.

The most important Bronze Age finds were discovered in Isleham (more than 6500 pieces), Stuntney, Soham, Wicken, Chippenham, Coveney, Mepal and Wilburton. These findings include swords, spear-heads, arrows, axes, palstaves, knives, daggers, rapiers, armour, decorative equipment (in particular for horses) and many fragments of sheet bronze. The greater part of these objects have been entrusted to the Moyse's Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds while other items are in the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Other finds include traces of cremations and barrows, golden torques, an extensive ditch system and a wooden track-way between Fordey Farm (Barway) and Little Thetford.[4] Bronze razors have also been found and it is well known that Celts shaved their cheeks.[5]

Settlements in East Cambridgeshire

See also

• East Cambridgeshire local elections
• Isleham Hoard
• Mereham

References

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