Cambridge, Gloucestershire

Cambridge ( /ˈkæmbrɪ/) is a hamlet in the district of Stroud, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the A38 road between Bristol and Gloucester, about three miles (5 km) from Dursley.

The hamlet lies in the civil parish of Slimbridge and takes its name from the River Cam which flows through it. Hence the 'cam' in the name is pronounced the same as the first syllable of the better known city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, which is pronounced to rhyme with 'fame'.[1]

The hamlet has two public houses, called the George and the White Lion. There are regular buses to Bristol, Gloucester and Thornbury.

In nearby Slimbridge is the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, that was founded by Peter Scott.[2]

Location

The hamlet is centred approximately at OS grid reference SO749037

References

  1. ^ However, see Talk page for discussion of this topic
  2. ^ Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust website

External links

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