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View of Midsummer Common, looking east. Boathouses can be seen on the opposite bank of the River Cam, and houseboats are visible on the river
The River Cam at Midsummer Common with the Fort St George public house on the left and the Victoria Avenue Bridge in the background
The footbridge across the Cam at Midsummer Common, with houseboats
Cambridge Midsummer Fair on Midsummer Common, 2005

Midsummer Common is an area of common land in Cambridge, England. It lies northeast of the city centre on the south bank of the River Cam.

The common borders the River Cam and houseboats are often moored on the common's bank. The boathouses of most of the colleges of Cambridge University are on the opposite bank.

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Midsummer Common

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Midsummer Common is an area of common land in Cambridge, England. It lies northeast of the city centre on the south bank of the River Cam. The common...

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Cambridge

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Piece. The Strawberry Fair music and arts festival and Midsummer Fair are held on Midsummer Common, and the annual Cambridge Beer Festival takes place on...

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Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer occurring near the date of the summer solstice which is known in solar reckoning as the mid-point of...

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List of bridges in Cambridge

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east, passing the weir at Jesus Green and the boathouses alongside Midsummer Common. Passing Chesterton, it turns north again and leaves the city, running...

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Midsummer House

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located in a townhouse built in 1886 on the bank of the River Cam, on Midsummer Common. The location of the restaurant has been a problem in the past. Twice...

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Sheriff of the City of London

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immemorial usage in the City", the two sheriffs are elected at the Midsummer Common Hall by the Liverymen by acclamation, unless a ballot is demanded from...

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River Cam

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Chesterton) ^map 5 Midsummer Common, 52°12′36.61″N 000°07′54.67″E / 52.2101694°N 0.1318528°E / 52.2101694; 0.1318528 (05 - Midsummer Common) ^map 6 Jesus...

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Grantchester Meadows

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Grantchester Meadows, The Lammas Land, the Backs, Jesus Green, Midsummer Common, and Stourbridge Common. Grantchester Meadows can be reached by walking across...

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Fireworks

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Mary Glasgow Green fireworks Halloween Happening fireworks, Derry Midsummer Common, Cambridge Sparks in the Park (Cardiff Round Table charity fireworks)...

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Strawberry Fair

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has been held in Cambridge, England, since 1974. The fair is held on Midsummer Common on the first Saturday in June. It is completely run and organised by...

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Jesus Green

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opposite side. To the east is Victoria Avenue and beyond that Midsummer Common, common land that is still used for grazing. Victoria Avenue crosses the...

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Grantchester

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plain — Grantchester Meadows, The Iammas Land, the Backs, Jesus Green, Midsummer Common, ... " Reynolds, Stanley (6 June 2013). "Tom Sharpe obituary". The...

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City of London Corporation

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chosen by liverymen meeting at Common Hall. Sheriffs, who serve as assistants to the lord mayor, are chosen on Midsummer Day. The lord mayor, who must...

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Common blackbird

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cf. German Amsel). Another variant occurs in Act 3 of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where Bottom refers to "The Woosell cocke, so blacke of...

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Public holidays in Sweden

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Workers' Day), Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), and midsommar (Midsummer). Midsummer is, however, officially also a Christian holiday to celebrate John...

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Henry Cow

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university calendar, including the annual Architects' Ball and the Midsummer Common Festival, as well as a performance on the roof of a 14-storey building...

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Jesus Lane

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To the north is Victoria Avenue between Jesus Green to the west and Midsummer Common to the east. Also to the north near the western end is Park Street...

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Jesus Lock

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(downstream) is Victoria Avenue Bridge on Victoria Avenue and beyond that Midsummer Common, common land still used for grazing. Close by just downstream is Jesus...

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