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Ely

[ ee-lee ee-lahy ]

noun

  1. Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
  2. a town on this island: medieval cathedral.
  3. a male given name.


Ely

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. a cathedral city in E England, in E Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse. Pop: 13 954 (2001)
  2. a former county of E England, part of Cambridgeshire since 1965
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The 2021 race took place on the Great Ouse near Ely because of Covid-19 restrictions and safety concerns.

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Colin Richards, 48, from Grangetown, Cardiff, was killed in Ely in April last year.

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Cars were set alight and fireworks thrown at police after 100 to 150 people gathered in Ely on the evening of the crash.

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The deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, sparked a riot in the city's Ely suburb.

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Colin Richards, 48, from Grangetown, Cardiff, was found unconscious in Ely in April last year.

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