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The Isle of Ely parliamentary constituency was created as a two-member seat in the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments from 1654 to 1659. The constituency was re-created with a single seat in 1918. In the boundary changes of 1983 it was replaced by the new constituency of North East Cambridgeshire.
1880 map of the Isle of Ely with nearby rivers Pre-history. Roswell Pits are a palaeontologically significant Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) one mile (1.6 km) northeast of the city. The Jurassic Kimmeridge Clays were quarried in the 19th and 20th centuries for the production of pottery and for maintenance of river embankments.
The Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Order was made on 14 February 1964, and placed before the House of Commons on 9 March 1964. The amalgamation was opposed by Sir Harry Legge-Bourke, MP for the Isle of Ely, noting that his constituents "in general were in favour of continuing with an independent county council with which they were entirely ...
The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive. Please support Ukraine, because Ukraine defends a peaceful, free and democratic world.
Other former counties: Avon · Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely · Cleveland · East Suffolk · Hereford and Worcester · Hexhamshire · Humberside · Huntingdon and Peterborough · Isle of Ely · Parts of Holland · Parts of Kesteven · Parts of Lindsey · Soke of Peterborough · West Suffolk
Media in category "Maps of Isle of Ely". The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. A general Plott and description of the Fennes and surrounded grounds in the sixe Counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge, with in the Isle of Ely, Huntington, Northampton and Lincolne etc. - btv1b53225475r (2 of 3).jpg 8,702 × 6,428; 9.18 MB.
The Isle of Ely is the northernmost part of Cambridgeshire, taking its name from the city or bishopric of Ely . The Isle of Ely takes up the whole northern half of the county, comprising the hundreds of Wisbech, Witchford (North & South) and Ely. This land is quite distinct from the southern part of the county, characterised by its flatness ...
