ELY

(52° 23’ N., 0° 15’ §&.), city, Cambridge shire, England, in Isle of Bly, on Ouse; famous for beautiful cathedral founded XI. cent.; combines Saxon, Norman, and Gothic styles. Formerly there existed a convent, VII. cent., burned by Danes; and monastery IX. cent., taken by William the Conqueror. Manufactures—oil and earthenware. Pop. 1921, 7,690.