East Cambridgeshire

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East Cambridgeshire District
East Cambridgeshire
Location in Cambridgeshire
status District
region East of England
Administration County Cambridgeshire
Administrative headquarters Ely
surface 651.28 km² (65.)
Residents 81,000 (295.)
ONS code 12UC
Website www.eastcambs.gov.uk

East Cambridgeshire is a district in the county of Cambridgeshire in England . The administrative seat is Ely ; other significant places are Bottisham , Burwell , Fordham , Haddenham , Isleham , Littleport , Soham , Stretham , Sutton-in-the-Isle , Wilburton and Witchford .

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was the result of the merger of the Urban District Ely and the Rural Districts Ely and Newmarket.

Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '  N , 0 ° 18'  E