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Cambridgeshire is often low lying and such hills as there are tend to be heaths.  The agricultural patterns contrast sharply from the fertile reclaimed lands from the Fens to the north.  Cambridge is a famous university city and flourishing regional centre. Its oldest college, Peterhouse, was founded in the 13th century. There are many beautiful courts and gardens open to the public and most of the college chapels and libraries can be visited at specific times. There are many fine old buildings, museums and churches and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is one of the very few round medieval churches in England. 

Cambridge was an important town at the time of Domesday and probably had a population then of about 500 to 2000. St Benet‘s, the oldest surviving church, has a Saxon tower. The original Celtic settlement grew up on the north bank of the River Cam and was later developed by the Romans. Today this majestic university city with its ancient colleges is famous for the splendour of Kings College, one of Europe‘s finest gothic buildings.