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The Isle of Ely (/ ˈ iː l i /) is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county.
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Isle of Ely, historic region of England, part of the administrative and historic county of Cambridgeshire. The Isle of Ely consists of a hill about 7 miles (11 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide that rises above the surrounding fens (low-lying lands that were partly covered by water).
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Ely ( / ˈiːli / ⓘ EE-lee) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Cambridge, 24 miles (39 km) south east of Peterborough and 80 miles (130 km) from London.
The ancient city of Ely occupies the largest island in the Fens. The “Isle of Ely” is so called because it was only accessible by boat until the waterlogged Fens were drained in the 17th century.
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 .
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