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1. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › huntsThe borough of Huntingdon: Introduction, castle and borough

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   6 days ago · TOPOGRAPHY. THE BOROUGH OF HUNTINGDON. Huntendune porte (vii cent.); (fn. 1) Huntendun, Huntandune (x cent.); Huntendonia id est Mons Venatorum (xii cent.); (fn. 2) Huntyngdon (xiii cent.) Huntingdon is pleasantly situated among pastoral scenery on the north bank of the Ouse.

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3. www.komoot.com › hiking-around-huntingdon-huntsTop 20 Hikes and Walks around Huntingdon (Hunts) | Komoot

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Browse the best walks around Huntingdon (Hunts) and see interactive maps of the top 20 hiking trails and routes.

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4. www.british-history.ac.uk › rchme › huntsAn Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire

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   3 days ago · An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire. The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, covering the whole of the historic county of Huntingdonshire, including the towns of Huntingdon and Kimbolton.

5. www.komoot.com › guide › 674801Top 20 Hikes and Walks around Huntingdonshire | Komoot

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   Want to go hiking around Huntingdonshire to explore more of this corner of Cambridgeshire? In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes around Huntingdonshire to bring you the best hiking routes in the region. To see which of our walks around Huntingdonshire is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikers—and see what they had to say about each walk.

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6. www.bbc.com › news › topicsHuntingdon - BBC News

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   Sep 16, 2024 · Cambridgeshire. All the latest content about Huntingdon from the BBC.

7. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › huntsA History of the County of Huntingdon - British History Online

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Home. A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 1. A part-volume describing the religious houses of the county, including Ramsey Abbey, and the seventeenth century community at Little Gidding. Victoria County History - Huntingdonshire. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved . Citation:

8. www.britannica.com › biography › Oliver-CromwellOliver Cromwell | Biography, Accomplishments, Religion, Death ...

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   Sep 11, 2024 · Oliver Cromwell (born April 25, 1599, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England—died September 3, 1658, London) was an English soldier and statesman, who led parliamentary forces in the English Civil Wars and was lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1653–58) during the republican Commonwealth.

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   When did Huntingdon become a town?

   • In the 18th century the TOWN OF HUNTINGDON began to assume the appearance that it has at the present day. Originally it extended in length along the High Street from the bridge to a point called Balmeshole (Baldewyneshowa, Baudewenho, Bawynhoo, Bohn Holle, xii-xix century), where a small stream, now carried underground, crossed the road.

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   What is Huntingdon known for?

   • Huntingdon has always remained an agricultural town, and no trade or manufacture has been carried on to any important extent. (fn. 98) There are at present in Huntingdon two breweries, a flour mill, a saw mill, timber yard, three motor car building works and two nursery gardens.

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   Why did Huntingdon have a common land?

   • According to the Domesday Survey the burgesses of Huntingdon cultivated on lease from the king and the earl two ploughlands, 40 acres of land and 10 of meadow. (fn. 187) This appears to have been the origin of the common land which was confirmed to the town in general terms in the 1205 and subsequent charters.

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   When was Huntingdon built?

   • It was built by one of the Walden family late in the 17th century, probably on the site of an earlier house, a few features of which have been reused internally. Lionel Walden was M.P. for Huntingdon 1661, 1679 and 1685; and another Lionel Walden, who died in London in 1719, founded a free school in the town.

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