The River Cam is a river that runs through the city of Cambridge, running past Cambridge University, as mentioned in "Eighteen Hundred and Eleven" lines 135-136:
"In pensive thought, where Cam's slow waters wind,
To meet those shades that ruled the realms of mind..."
The River Cam has been in use since the Romans occupied Britain, and was very widely navigated in the Middle Ages. Today, the river is primarily used for various leisure activities, such as swimming, fishing, punting, canoeing, sailing, and more.
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