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Huntingdonshire (/ ˈ h ʌ n t ɪ ŋ d ən ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right.
Alconbury is in the district of Huntingdonshire and gives its name to RAF Alconbury, as well as the new Alconbury Weald development, situated on the former airfield of RAF Alconbury. The village is near to the point where a major north–south trunk road, the A1, crosses the only major east–west trunk road: the A14.
Huntingdonshire is both a historic county of England and since 1974 a district of the county of Cambridgeshire, covering substantially the same area as the historic county. This category includes articles relating to both entities.
Stibbington Hall is a Jacobean country house in Sibson-cum-Stibbington, Huntingdonshire, England. The house and its gateway are Grade I-listed with English Heritage, and additional structures on the 19-acre property are also listed. [1] Sir Nikolaus Pevsner regarded the hall as having "the finest Jacobean façade in the county". [2]
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there in 1599 [2] and became one of its Members of Parliament (MP) in 1628.
Alwalton, Huntingdonshire: Manor House: Early 17th century to Mid 17th century: 25 September 1951: 1164628: Upload Photo: Parish Church of St Giles Barham, Barham and Woolley, Huntingdonshire: Parish Church: Late 12th century: 28 January 1958
Great Stukeley is in Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as a historic county of England. It lies on the old Roman road of Ermine Street. [1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 354. [2] The East Coast Main Line railway runs near to Great Stukeley and serves the nearby Huntingdon railway station.
On 8 March 1538, Richard Williams (alias Cromwell), a nephew of Thomas Cromwell, had the grant of the nunnery of Hinchingbrooke, in Huntingdonshire, for the undervalued price of £19.9s.2d. while he was an official Visitor overseeing the dissolution of the monasteries. [3] A fireplace discovered in the building has his initials. [4]