South Cambridgeshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 162,119 at the 2021 census. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Chesterton Rural District and South Cambridgeshire Rural District. It completely surrounds the city of Cambridge, which is administered separately from the district by Cambridge City Council.
Cambourne town centre
South Cambridgeshire
Longstanton, one of the many villages of the district
Oakington, one of the many villages in the district
Cambridgeshire or the County of Cambridge is a ceremonial county and historic county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Peterborough, and the city of Cambridge is the county town.
Image: Guildhall, Cathedral Square, Peterborough (cropped)
Image: Ely Cathedral, West Entrance geograph.org.uk 2837574
Image: Market Square, Cambridge geograph.org.uk 3490535