Soham

Also known as Soham, Cambridgeshire

Soham ( ) is a town and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. Its population was 12,336 at the 2021 census.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Soham
UK place.static_image_name: Soham Town Sign.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Soham town sign
UK place.civil_parish: Soham
UK place.population: 12,336
UK place.area_total_sq_mi: 8.2
UK place.shire_district: East Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ely and East Cambridgeshire
UK place.post_town: ELY
UK place.postcode_district: CB7
UK place.postcode_area: CB
UK place.dial_code: 01353
UK place.os_grid_reference: L591732

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7623
Area: 8.2
Official website: www.soham-tc.gov.uk
Image: Soham Lode.jpg
Dialing code: 01353

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postal code: CB7
OS grid reference: TL591732
P8168: Rudolf Erich Raspe
Commons category: Soham

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History
Archaeology
Name and early geography
St Felix
Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa 'The African'
William Case Morris{{Anchor|William Morris}}
Soham rail disaster
Soham murders
Schools in Soham
Transport
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Sport and leisure
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Soham ( ) is a town and civil parish in the district of East Cambridgeshire, in Cambridgeshire, England, just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket. Its population was 12,336 at the 2021 census.

==History== ===Archaeology=== The region between Devil's Dyke and the line between Littleport and Shippea Hill shows a remarkable amount of archaeological findings of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. A couple of hoards of bronze objects were found in the area of Soham, including one with swords and spearheads of the later Bronze Age as well as a gold torc, retrieved in 1938.