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

/ ˈiːlɪ /

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

Example Sentences

The following year, Bernstein channeled that Kennedy spirit into a famous performance of Mahler’s symphony at London’s Ely Cathedral that was televised in Britain and released on commercial video.

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Eight defendants are on trial at Newport Crown Court charged with rioting in May 2023 when violence broke out following the deaths of two teenage boys in Ely.

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PC Rogers told the jury he was hit on the wrist by an object and that a "heavy blow" to his knee from a brick meant he could not continue and he was sent back to Ely police station.

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Eight people have gone on trial accused of rioting which caused "mayhem" and "carnage" in Ely, Cardiff, two years ago.

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Leah Francombe, 58, runs a floristry business from home near Ely called Darling Buds of Wilburton.

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