Ely (; /'iːli/, rhyming with "freely") is a cathedral city in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire in the east of England and 14 miles (23 km) north north-east of Cambridge. Ely has been informally accounted a city by virtue of being the seat of a diocese, its status was confirmed by Royal Charter in 1974; at that time the parish council of the single civil parish that makes up Ely was formed during a reorganisation of local government. With a population of 15,102 in 2001,… (More on Ely)