The city of
Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of
Cambridgeshire,
United Kingdom. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) north-northeast of
London and is surrounded by a number of smaller towns and villages. It is also at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen. Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library.