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'''Huntingdonshire''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]]
'''Huntingdonshire''' is a [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] between the Midlands and East Anglia.  It is one of the smallest counties in Britain; south of the forth only Rutland and Middlesex are smaller.


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The county is roughly a rhombus shape, lying between bordering on [[Northamptonshire]] to the north and northwest, [[Bedfordshire]] to the southwest and [[Cambridgeshire]].  The county town, [[Huntingdon]], lies at the centre of the county.
 
==Geography==
 
Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying and [[Holme Fen]] is notable for being the United Kingdom's lowest point, at 9 feet below sea level. The county's highest point is Boring Field, near [[Covington]] at 263 feet above sea level; the lowest highest point of all the counties'.
 
The [[Great Ouse]] cuts across the county, and three of the county's four towns stand on its banks.  The Great Ouse enters Huntingdonshire at [[St Neots]], flowing northward then eastward to [[Huntingdon]] and on to [[St Ives, Huntingdonshire|St Ives]] before leaving the county at [[Earith]].  At Earith the Ouse is briefly tidal, taking its tide from the Bedford Rivers
 
The A1, on the route of the Great North Road, passes through Huntingdonshire close to its southernmost to its northernmost points and, the A14 crossing from east to west, Huntingdonshire has become a major transport hub, with development close to the major routes.
 
Southern Huntingdonshire has its main townscapes by the main roads, but away from those routes it is a rich agricultural landscape characterised by farming and picturesque villages.
 
North of Huntingdon lies the county's share of the [[Great Fen]].  Much of the land here is below sea level and the landscape in the northeast in particular presents a vast, flat appearance.  There are many small, pretty hamlets and villages scattered across the fen, the only town of any size south of the Peterborough suburbs being [[Ramsey, Huntingdonshire|Ramsey]].
 
==Sports==
 
Huntingdonshire is the birthplace of bandy, now an IOC accepted sport.<ref>[http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=4 http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=4] ''internationalbrandy.com'' </ref> According to documents from 1813, Bury Fen Bandy Club was undefeated for 100 years and it was a member of the club, Charles Tebbutt, who wrote down the first official rules in 1882 and helped to spread the sport's popularity to many countries.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2006/02/15/bandy_sport_feature.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2006/02/15/bandy_sport_feature.shtml] ''bbc.co.uk'' </ref>
 
==Towns and villages==
 
===Major towns===
* [[Huntingdon]]
* [[Ramsey, Huntingdonshire|Ramsey]]
* [[St Ives, Huntingdonshire|St Ives]]
* [[St Neots]]
 
Falling partly within Huntingdonshire:
 
* [[Peterborough]] suburbs including [[Fletton]] and [[The Ortons]]
 
===Villages===
<small>
* [[Abbots Ripton]], [[Abbotsley]], [[Alconbury]], [[Alconbury Weston]], [[Alwalton]]
* [[Barham, Huntingdonshire|Barham]], [[Bury, Huntingdonshire|Bury]], [[Bluntisham]], [[Brampton, Huntingdonshire|Brampton]], [[Brington, Huntingdonshire|Brington]], [[Broughton, Huntingdonshire|Broughton]], [[Buckden, Huntingdonshire|Buckden]], [[Buckworth]], [[Bythorn]]
* [[Catworth]], [[Chesterton, Huntingdonshire|Chesterton]], [[Colne, Huntingdonshire|Colne]], [[Connington]], [[Coppingford]], [[Covington, Huntingdonshire|Covington]]
* [[Denton and Caldecote]], [[Diddington]]
* [[Earith]], [[Easton, Huntingdonshire|Easton]], [[Eaton Ford]], [[Eaton Socon]], [[Ellington, Huntingdonshire|Ellington]], [[Elton, Huntingdonshire|Elton]], [[Eynesbury]]
* [[Farcet]], [[Fenstanton]], [[Folksworth & Washingley]]
* [[Glatton]], [[Godmanchester]], [[Grafham, Huntingdonshire|Grafham]], [[Great Gransden]], [[Great Gidding|Great, Little and Steeple Gidding]], [[Great Paxton]], [[Great Staughton]]
* [[Haddon, Huntingdonshire|Haddon]], [[Hail Weston]], [[Hamerton]], [[Hartford, Huntingdonshire|Hartford]], [[Hemingford Abbots]], [[Hemingford Grey]] [[Hilton, Huntingdonshire|Hilton]], [[Holme, Huntingdonshire|Holme]],  [[Holywell, Huntingdonshire|Holywell]], [[Houghton, Huntingdonshire|Houghton]]
* [[Keyston]], [[Kimbolton]], [[Kings Ripton]]
* [[Leighton Bromswold]], [[Little Paxton]]
* [[Molesworth, Huntingdonshire|Molesworth]], [[Morborne]]
* [[Needingworth]]
* [[The Offords]], [[Oldhurst]], [[Old Weston]]
* [[Perry, Huntingdonshire|Perry]], [[Pidley]]
* [[Ramsey St Mary's]] , [[The Raveleys]]
* [[Sawtry]], [[Spaldwick]], [[Somersham]], [[Southhoe and Midloe]], [[Stanground]], [[Stibbington]], [[Stilton]], [[Stow Longa]], [[The Stukeleys]], [[Swineshead, Huntingdonshire|Swineshead]]
* [[Tetworth]], [[Toseland]]
* [[Upton, Huntingdonshire|Upton]], [[Upwood]]
* [[Wansford, Huntingdonshire|Wansford]], [[Warboys]], [[Waresley]], [[Water Newton]], [[Winwick, Huntingdonshire|Winwick]], [[Wistow, Huntingdonshire|Wistow]], [[Woodhurst]], [[Woodwalton]], [[Wooley]], [[Wyton, Huntingdonshire|Wyton]]
* [[Yaxley]], [[Yelling]]
</small>
 
== Places of interest ==
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* [[Brampton Wood]]
* [[File:HH icon.png|Historic house]] [[Buckden Towers]]
* [[File:HH icon.png|Historic house]] [[Elton Hall]]
* [[Gamsey Wood]] Nature Reserve
* [[Grafham Water Nature Reserve]]
* [[Great Gransden]] Post Mill
* [[File:HH icon.png|Historic house]] [[Hinchingbrooke House]]
* [[File:NTE icon.png|National Trust]] [[Houghton Mill]]
* [[File:HH icon.png|Historic house]] [[Kimbolton Castle]]
* [[File:HR icon.svg|Heritage railway]] [[Nene Valley Railway]]
* [[Ouse Valley Way]]
* [[Paxton]] Pits Nature Reserve
* [[File:NTE icon.png|National Trust]] [[Ramsey Abbey]]
* River [[Great Ouse]]
 
==Famous people of Huntingdonshire==
[[File:Cooper, Oliver Cromwell.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Oliver Cromwell]]
 
* '''Oliver Cromwell''' (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland 1653-58
* '''Peter Foxhall''' (1941- ), Australian clergyman, evangelist and author
* ''John Major'' (1943- ), Prime Minister 1990-1997
* ''Samuel Pepys'' (1633-1703), Second Secretary to the Admiralty and diarist
* ''Henry Royce'' (1863-1933) founder of Rolls Royce
 
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.huntingdonshire.org.uk The Huntingdonshire Society]


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Revision as of 21:50, 17 August 2010

Huntingdonshire
United Kingdom

St Ives
Flag of Huntingdonshire
Flag
Labore omnia florent
(By labour everything prospers)
Huntingdonshire
[Interactive map]
Area: 359 square miles
Population: 211,776
County town: Huntingdon
Biggest town: St Neots
County flower: Water-violet [1]

Huntingdonshire is a county between the Midlands and East Anglia. It is one of the smallest counties in Britain; south of the forth only Rutland and Middlesex are smaller.

The county is roughly a rhombus shape, lying between bordering on Northamptonshire to the north and northwest, Bedfordshire to the southwest and Cambridgeshire. The county town, Huntingdon, lies at the centre of the county.

Geography

Large areas of the county are extremely low-lying and Holme Fen is notable for being the United Kingdom's lowest point, at 9 feet below sea level. The county's highest point is Boring Field, near Covington at 263 feet above sea level; the lowest highest point of all the counties'.

The Great Ouse cuts across the county, and three of the county's four towns stand on its banks. The Great Ouse enters Huntingdonshire at St Neots, flowing northward then eastward to Huntingdon and on to St Ives before leaving the county at Earith. At Earith the Ouse is briefly tidal, taking its tide from the Bedford Rivers

The A1, on the route of the Great North Road, passes through Huntingdonshire close to its southernmost to its northernmost points and, the A14 crossing from east to west, Huntingdonshire has become a major transport hub, with development close to the major routes.

Southern Huntingdonshire has its main townscapes by the main roads, but away from those routes it is a rich agricultural landscape characterised by farming and picturesque villages.

North of Huntingdon lies the county's share of the Great Fen. Much of the land here is below sea level and the landscape in the northeast in particular presents a vast, flat appearance. There are many small, pretty hamlets and villages scattered across the fen, the only town of any size south of the Peterborough suburbs being Ramsey.

Sports

Huntingdonshire is the birthplace of bandy, now an IOC accepted sport.[1] According to documents from 1813, Bury Fen Bandy Club was undefeated for 100 years and it was a member of the club, Charles Tebbutt, who wrote down the first official rules in 1882 and helped to spread the sport's popularity to many countries.[2]

Towns and villages

Major towns

Falling partly within Huntingdonshire:

Villages

Places of interest

Key
Cathedral/Abbey/Priory Cathedral/Abbey/Priory
Accessible open space Accessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park Amusement/Theme Park
Castle Castle
Country Park Country Park
English Heritage English Heritage
Forestry Commission Forestry Commission
Heritage railway Heritage railway
Historic house Historic House
Museum (free)
Museum (not free)		 Museum (free/not free)
National Trust National Trust
Zoo Zoo

Famous people of Huntingdonshire

Oliver Cromwell
  • Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland 1653-58
  • Peter Foxhall (1941- ), Australian clergyman, evangelist and author
  • John Major (1943- ), Prime Minister 1990-1997
  • Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), Second Secretary to the Admiralty and diarist
  • Henry Royce (1863-1933) founder of Rolls Royce

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.internationalbandy.com/viewNavMenu.do?menuID=4 internationalbrandy.com
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2006/02/15/bandy_sport_feature.shtml bbc.co.uk

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