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The Backs

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The Backs is a picturesque area to the east of Queen's Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam, their grounds covering both banks of the river. [1]

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Beech

Beech (Fagus) is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America.

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Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge)

The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge England is a covered bridge at St John's College, Cambridge University.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately north of London.

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Cambridge City Council

Cambridge City Council is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, based in the city of Cambridge.

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Cambridge University Library

Cambridge University Library is the main research library of the University of Cambridge in England.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press (CUP) is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge.

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Capability Brown

Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known with the byname Capability Brown, was an English landscape architect.

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Clare College, Cambridge

Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.

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Dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles.

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Elm

Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the flowering plant genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection.

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Girton College, Cambridge

Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.

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Grazing

Grazing is a method of feeding in which a herbivore feeds on plants such as grasses, or other multicellular organisms such as algae.

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King's College Chapel, Cambridge

King's College Chapel is the chapel at King's College in the University of Cambridge.

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King's College, Cambridge

King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.

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Landscape architect

A landscape architect is a person who is educated in the field of landscape architecture.

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List of bridges in Cambridge

The following is a list and brief history of the bridges in Cambridge, England, principally those over the River Cam of which there are 25, soon to be 26.

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Livestock

Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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Mathematical Bridge

The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden footbridge in the southwest of central Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Picturesque

Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc.

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Punt (boat)

A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water.

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Queen's Road, Cambridge

Queen's Road (designated the A1134) is a major road to the west of central Cambridge, England.

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Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.

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Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England

The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings.

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River Cam

The River Cam is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England.

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Simon Jenkins

Sir Simon David Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British author and newspaper columnist and editor.

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St John's College, Cambridge

St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge (the full, formal name of the college is The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge).

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.

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Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Wren Library

The Wren Library is the library of Trinity College in Cambridge.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Backs

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