Isle of Ely

Isle of Ely

Area
  1891239,259 acres (968.2 km2)
  1961239,951 acres (971.0 km2)
  Coordinates52°24′N 0°15.5′E / 52.400°N 0.2583°E / 52.400; 0.2583
Population
  189163,861
  196189,180
History
  OriginLiberty of Ely
  Created1889
  Abolished1965
  Succeeded byCambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
StatusAdministrative county
(within Cambridgeshire)
GovernmentIsle of Ely County Council
  HQCounty Hall, March

The Isle of Ely (/ˈli/) is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county.