Cambridge, United Kingdom

Hull	Skegness	North Sea
Northampton	Cambridge	Norwich
London West	London East	Canterbury
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This graticule covers the part of the United Kingdom (UK) from 52° to 53° latitude, and from 0° to 1° longitude. It contains the city of Cambridge, and several smaller towns including King's Lynn, Wisbech, Thetford, Ely, Newmarket and Haverhill.

Until Sheffield overtook it in 2011, Cambridge was the UK's most active graticule. Although most of the early activity was based around the city, we are now fortunate enough to have active geohashers to the north and east as well, and new hashers and meetups in any part of the graticule are most definitely welcome. Meetups are always good!

Future plans

• 2012-10-31 52 0 -- Far too close to Cambridge not to get this one! It's on the river bank in Chesterton, and Benjw will enjoy a short walk from his house to the hashpoint in the afternoon, aiming to arrive at the canonical 4pm meetup time. Other times can be arranged if anyone else is planning to visit, though!

The area

The Cambridge graticule covers not only the county of Cambridgeshire, but also parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Most of it is land, but the Norfolk coastline falls just inside its northern edge, and, further west, it includes The Wash in Lincolnshire. Much of the terrain is quite flat, with some hillier land in the south, and much of it is farmland.

Due to the symmetry of coordinates about the prime meridian, the neighbouring Northampton graticule, to the west, will never provide a closer hashpoint than our own graticule, no matter how close to the border you are. However, if the day's coordinates fall close to the meridian, then the hashpoints in the two graticules will be quite close together, offering a good opportunity for a Double geohash.

As most of the graticule is very flat countryside, and Cambridge itself is arguably the "cycling capital of England", this graticule offers excellent opportunities for bicycle geohashing.

Past activity

See also: Category:Meetup in 52 0.

Cambridge has enjoyed several spikes of activity over the last few years, and was the UK's most geohashed graticule until Sheffield took over the record in 2011. Cambridge, Sheffield and Norwich are now vying for the title -- watch this space!

Here's what's happened recently.

2012

• 21 October 2012 (Sun): At the end of Teasel Close in Haverhill. PaintedJaguar travelled by bus from Cambridge and reached the hashpoint at lunchtime.

• 26 September 2012 (Weds): In a field just outside Elmswell, Suffolk, a few metres off a footpath. Benjw is tentatively planned to take a train there from Cambridge in the afternoon.

• 25 September 2012 (Tue): A field 300 metres from Cambridge University's radio telescope control building, where Benjw had to go for work. He took a stroll into the field after that, before going on to the Northampton hashpoint in Great Eversden.

• 19 September 2012 (Wed): A residential street in Hunstanton, on the north-west Norfolk coast. Benjw enjoyed a train- and bus-ride and a walk in the sun by the sea.

• 18 September 2012 (Tue): The driveway/back garden of 4 Speedwell Close, Cherry Hinton. Benjw was recovering from yesterday's expedition (i.e. having a nap) this afternoon, but made it at 23:51, after an evening commitment.

• 17 September 2012 (Mon): In a field south of Stoke Ferry, near Downham Market. Benjw made a humungous 126.5 km bicycle geohash from Cambridge, and has now vowed never to get on a bike again.

• 15 September 2012 (Sat): In pretty much a repeat of Wednesday's outing, Benjw cycled over to the hashpoint at the edge of a sunny field north of Wentworth, and was there for a 4pm Saturday meetup of one person.

• 12 September 2012 (Wed): In a field (where else?) south of Coveney, west of Ely. Benjw and Dr-spangle cycled from Cambridge and Oundle respectively, then attempted the Northampton hashpoint but called it a day in Earith after heavy rain.

• 10 September 2012 (Mon): In a potato field outside Littleport, north of Ely. Benjw went in the late afternoon, in between running shopping errands.

• 9 September 2012 (Sun): The edge of a field between Six Mile Bottom and Brinkley, southwest of Newmarket. Benjw visited just after 8pm, as it was getting rather dark.

• 7 September 2012 (Fri): In a field outside Burwell, northeast of Cambridge. Benjw visited at 10:45pm and admired the moon and stars for a while.

• 6 September 2012 (Thu) (retrohash): Benjw was too busy on the correct day, but managed to visit this point on Sunday evening on the way home from Sunday's hash only two miles away.

• 2 September 2012 (Sun): Sourcerer reached the tidal mudflat hashpoint near Stiffkey.

• 24 August 2012 (Fri): Benjw again cycled to the 52,-0 and 52,0 hashpoints, making a total of three double-hashes and 180 km of cycling in one week.

• 20 August 2012 (Mon): Benjw again cycled to the 52,0 and 52,-0 hashpoints.

• 19 August 2012 (Sun): Benjw and Ali0sha cycled to the hashpoint from their respective home cities of Cambridge and Oxford, via the 52,-0 hashpoint.

• 9 August 2012 (Thu): Sourcerer failed to reach reach the exact hashpoint due to deep mud and wallowing pigs.

• 8 August 2012 (Wed): Sourcerer reached mud flats north of Stiffkey (pronounced Stookey), Norfolk, UK. It was on terrain which floods twice per day on each high tide. Wikiloc Tracklog

• 14 July 2012 (Sat): Sourcerer failed to reach the hashpoint off Scolt Head Island, Norfolk, UK. Thanks Benjw for the encouragement!

2011

Nine expeditions took place during 2011. These are detailed on the 2011 archive page.

2010

Twenty seven expeditions took place during 2010. These are detailed on the 2010 archive page.

The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of August 2010 in the category total expeditions by being the location of 8 expeditions.

The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of August 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 6 successful expeditions.

The Cambridge, United Kingdom graticule (52 0) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement for the month of October 2010 in the category coordinates reached by being the location of 5 successful expeditions.

2009

Nineteen expeditions took place during 2009. These are detailed on the 2009 archive page.

2008

Five expeditions took place in 2008. These are detailed on the 2008 archive page.

Local Geohashers

See also: Category:Geohashers in 52,0.

The following are known to be currently active:

• Benjw is in central Cambridge. He hashes by bicycle and car, albeit sporadically, but checks the wiki frequently and is always keen for meetups.
• MagicIan is in the Norwich graticule.
• Sourcerer is also in the Norwich graticule.
• Stephen Turner is bike-powered.
• Transhumanist is in the Northampton graticule, but still considers himself a Cambridge resident and is working on improved means of transport.

Other hashers have previously been active in this graticule; they are listed on the 2008 archive page.