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A celebrated cathedral city, in the fen-land of Cambridgeshire, on the Ouse, 30 m. SE. of Peterborough; noted as the scene of Hereward's heroic stand against William the Conqueror in 1071; the cathedral, founded in 1083, is unique as containing specimens of the various Gothic styles incorporated during the course of 400 years.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ely'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/nut/e/ely.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.