Punting On The River Cam In Cambridge

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7 responses to “Punting On The River Cam In Cambridge”

1. November 13, 2016

   Shashikant Nishant Sharma

   Good photograph. Nice click

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2. November 13, 2016

   Joan E. Miller

   Looks like such a charming village!

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   1. November 13, 2016

      David Bennett

      It has city status!

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3. November 17, 2016

   Deb Weyrich-Cody

   So is this where it gets its name then, the bridge on the River Cam?

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   1. November 17, 2016

      David Bennett

      Yes indeed. I didn’t know that until we were researching Cambridge last month.

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      1. November 17, 2016

         Deb Weyrich-Cody

         Is it (was it) an important crossing then? So sorry, I know very little about your geography. ):

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         1. November 17, 2016

            David Bennett

            I don’t know how important it was. Cambridge is quite small even today and the land all around is flat. Cambridge is also on the southern edge of the Fens. I am not sure whether the word ‘fen’ is used other than in the UK, but it means an area of marshland. The fens covered quite a large part of eastern England until they were drained in the 1600s so that land could be used for farming.

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