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Why Cambridge s Silicon Fen is fast becoming Europe s answer to California
International technology giants are keen to set up outposts in Cambridge to help with research and development
30 April 2021 • 6:00am
Cambridge is one of the UK s most promising technology clusters
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Beyond the hallowed quads and ancient spires of Cambridge University, some of the world s most nimble minds are working to create the UK s first trillion-dollar company.
Here, on the outskirts of the city, is the Cambridge Cluster - also known as Silicon Fen - home to more than 5,000 companies, employing 68,000 people.
A short stroll around its science parks will take you past some of the world s most exciting companies.
The Dam Busters and
Summer Holiday and
George Lucas original
Star Wars movies weren t filmed in a galaxy far, far away. but just down the A1 from South Mimms in a film studio called Elstree.
A heritage board dedicated to Harrison Ford in Borehamwood near Elstree Studios
- Credit: Alan Davies
Harrison Ford returned to the studios to make
Raiders of the Lost Ark and the first two sequels, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Hollywood director Steven Spielberg also made the Oscar-winning
Saving Private Ryan on the former British Aerospace factory site in Hatfield.
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As a county, Cambridgeshire is pretty unique.
Its a wonderfully paradoxical mix of Fenland, city and quaint villages (sometimes within a stone s throw of each other).
So naturally, when people come to visit they have questions.