Site of the famous Abbey in the old county of Huntingdonshire
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Ramsey, an historic English market-town in the district of
Huntingdonshire and the county of Cambridgeshire, and it's outlying
villages of Ramsey Forty Foot, Ramsey Heights, Ramsey St Mary's and
Ramsey Mereside.
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Before the fens were drained, Ramsey was an island in the Fens. The Main Street in
Ramsey is the Great Whyte which extends right down to the Mere. The
Mere used to supply the town with eels, fish and fowl and a means of
transport.
The town of Ramsey was built up around the
gate of Ramsey Abbey. The Abbey was governed by an Abbot, who in the
early years also controlled most of what went on in the Town. Ramsey
was visited by King Edward III with his mother and Roger Mortimer.
The people of Ramsey accused the Abbots of taking a large amount of
the Hugh le Despenser Treasury. The Abbots appealed to the Bishop of
Ely for support against the charges. This could be one of the
reasons for the omission of Ramsey in the Doomsday Book.
Ramsey is one of the five principle towns in the District of
Huntingdonshire, the others being the administrative centre of
Huntingdon,
St Ives home of the Chapel on the Bridge,
St Neots
the largest town in the County of Cambridgeshire and the Roman town
of Godmanchester.
The box below displays a random selection from the great deals, special
offers and/or SALE items that are available from the
site members but you may follow this link to view all the
current what's HOT in the district.
Here are the next five events in the Huntingdonshire Event Diary, the local ones are coloured GOLD and
clicking the title will open links to event detail on this website whilst
following the "Out of Town' events will open in a new window on their
own website. Click 'Show Summary' for exactly what it says,
without going anywhere!
If you are organising an event anywhere if Huntingdonshire then follow this link for information
on how to add a new event and advertise your event on over 50 websites
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.