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Cambridge
Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square. Cows sometimes wander into the market area, since they are not fenced in.
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- Type G
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East of England, United Kingdom · Population: 124K · Calling code: +44
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