Cam | |
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Cam from Cam Peak | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 8,520 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST7499 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Dursley |
Postcode district | GL11 |
Dialling code | 01453 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Cam is a large village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, situated on the edge of the Cotswolds and contiguous with the town of Dursley, north of Bristol and south of Gloucester. The Cotswold Way runs less than a mile from the village.
Cam had 8,160 residents with 3,575 households in the 2011 census. Its population is actually larger than neighbouring Dursley, which is a town.[2] The population is planned to grow, with new developments near the railway station increasing the number of households by about 12%.