The Grand City of Cambridge

Welcome to The City of Cambridge: Currently Commissioned Owned by: The Kingdom of Victoria Usage: City/ Meeting Place of the Prime Minister *Description* Cambridge played a significant role in the early part of the English Civil War. In the 19th century, in common with many other English towns, Cambridge expanded rapidly. Inclosure Acts of 1801 and 1807 enabled expansion of the town over surrounding open fields and eventually in 1912 and again in 1935 the boundaries were extended to include areas such as Chesterton, Cherry Hinton, Fen Ditton, Trumpington, and Grantchester. The railway came to Cambridge in 1845 after initially being resisted, with the opening of the Great Eastern London to Norwich line. The train link to London stimulated heavier industries, such as the production of brick, cement and malt.