Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely was an administrative county in England, created in 1965 by merging Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely county council areas, thus reconstructing the traditional Cambridgeshire. In 1974 it was merged with Huntingdon and Peterborough to form an enlarged Cambridgeshire. Image File history File links EnglandCambridgeshireIsleOfEly. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Cambridgeshire | English islands ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Huntingdonshire and Peterborough was a short-lived administrative county in England. ...