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Soham is a small town in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It lies just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket ( Suffolk). Its population is around 9,000.
A monastery was founded here by Felix of Burgundy in the 6th century but this was later destroyed by the Danes.
The town narrowly escaped destruction on June 2, 1944, during the Second World War, when a fire developed on the lead wagon of a heavy ammunition56 mm ammunition Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. It is derived through French from the Latin munire (to provide). For rifles and handguns, it is called bullets. For large caliber guns, it is trainThis article is about trains in rail transport. For other types of train see train (disambiguation Coventry, England In rail transport, a train consists of several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transp travelling slowly along the line through the town. The town was saved by the bravery of three railway staff, Ben Gimbert , Jim Nightall , and Frank Bridges , who uncoupled the rest of the train and drove the engine and lead wagon clear of the town, where it exploded, killing them but causing no other deaths. Although small in comparison to what would have happened if the entire train had blown up, the explosion caused substantial property damage. Gimbert and Nightall were awarded the George CrossThe George Cross (GC) is the highest Commonwealth decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry not in the face of the enemy and is second only to the Victoria Cross. It is the highest honour that can be awarded to a person not under military comma.
Soham Village CollegeSoham Village College is a secondary school in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. It has around 1300 pupils, aged from 11 to 16. It has a wide catchment area, including Ely. The college was the centre of media attention after the murders of Holly Wells and J is one of a number of secondary schools of a type unique to Cambridgeshire. It also includes a 12th century11th century 12th century 13th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. Events Song dynasty loses power over Northern China The Kamakura Shogunate deprives the church - The cruciform church, which has a peal of ten bells.In 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom/ 2003 Soham became the centre of international media attention due to the murder of two local schoolgirls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Ian Huntley, a caretaker from the local college was later found guilty of their murders.