Thetford, Cambridgeshire

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Thetford is a civil parish in the ward of Stretham, near Ely, in the East Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The village of Little Thetford is coterminous with the parish. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 639.^[1]

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government, they are a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes which historically played a role in both civil and ecclesiastical administration; civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. The unit was devised and rolled out across England in the 1860s.

Stretham is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6 km) south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about 74 miles (119 km) by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open days throughout the year.

Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Cambridge and about 80 miles (129 km) by road from London. Æthelthryth founded an abbey at Ely in 673; the abbey was destroyed in 870 by Danish invaders and was rebuilt by Æthelwold, Bishop of Winchester, in 970. Construction of the cathedral was started in 1083 by a Norman abbot, Simeon. Alan of Walsingham's octagon, built over Ely's nave crossing between 1322 and 1328, is the "greatest individual achievement of architectural genius at Ely Cathedral", according to architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner. Building continued until the dissolution of the abbey in 1539 during the Reformation. The cathedral was sympathetically restored between 1845 and 1870 by the architect George Gilbert Scott. As the seat of a diocese, Ely has long been considered a city; in 1974, city status was granted by royal charter.

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References

↑ Office for National Statistics (2001). "Area: Thetford CP (parish)". 2001 Census. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

Coordinates: 52°21′34″N0°14′27″E / 52.3595°N 0.2407°E / 52.3595; 0.2407

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[2001census-1] Office for National Statistics (2001). "Area: Thetford CP (parish)". 2001 Census. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2010.