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|Huntingdonshire is now makes up the northern portion of modern day Cambridgeshire and is no longer a county in its own right. Huntingdonshire lies between Northamptonshire to the Northwest & North, Bedfordshire to the Southwest and Cambridgeshire to the East. After Rutland it is the smallest county in England.
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Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district of [[Cambridgeshire]], covering the area around Huntingdon. Historically it was a county in its own right. It includes St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots, and Ramsey.<br>
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The northern part of the county is dominated by the fens, which are below sea level in places. Holme Fen near Ramsey is the lowest point in the United Kingdom. The Rivers Ouse and Nene both flow through the county as does the busy A1.
  
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== Huntingdon Register Office==
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|St Ives boasts the tiny chapel of St Leger. It is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England. The town of Huntingdon has a fine museum dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, who was both born and educated in the town. Other attractions within the county include Hamerton Zoo, Kimbolton Castle and the Nene Valley Railway.
  
Ferrars Road<br>
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Well known personalities include Dick Turpin who frequented the George Hotel, Huntingdon when 'working' in the area, Capability Brown the landscape gardener, Henry Royce of Rolls Royce fame, the boxer Joe Bugner whose Hungarian family settled in St Ives, Samuel Pepys who lived in Huntingdon when not in London and John Major, the youngest prime minister of the 20th century who is a resident.
Huntingdon<br>
 
Cambs<br>
 
PE29 3DH
 
  
Tel: 01480 375821<br>
 
Email huntingdonro@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
 
  
Cambridgeshire, as part of the UKBMD project, has an online searchable BMD database which includes Huntingdonshire records. Full details of the database, certificate applications etc are available on the council website. [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/BMD/camdex Online CAMDEX searches information page]<br>
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'''County town:''' Huntingdon
  
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'''Other major towns:''' St Ives, St Neots, Godmanchester
  
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Huntingdonshire | Huntingdonshire Places of Worship]]'''
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
 
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandHuntingdonshire.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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link to: '''[[Cambridgeshire]]'''
  
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[[Image:huntingdonshire.jpg|right|250px|thumb|St Ives. Submitted by Caroline]]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/HLAC1.htm '''Huntingdon Library & Archives''']
  
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*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Cambridgeshire County Council] 
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.huntsfhs.org.uk/  Huntingdonshire Family History Society]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://members.tripod.com/AztecRose/huntingdon/hun.html/ Huntingdonshire Look-up Exchange]
  
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.localancestors.com/ Local Ancestors]
  
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*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ CAMUS Project- Archives from Castor, Ailsworth, Marholm, Upton and Sutton , The Milton Estates]
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.edintone.com/pages/bapt6.html Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835]
  
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*[http://new.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_huntingdon/ Cambridge Evening News - Huntingdon and St Ives Edition]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/cambs_huntingdon.html Huntingdon Library]  
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*[http://www.huntscycles.co.uk/ Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions]
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*[http://www.huntingdonshire.info/  Huntingdonshire Forum]
  
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/  Huntingdonshire Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/  Huntingdonshire Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.huntingdonshire.info/   Huntingdonshire Forum]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/huntingdonshire/index.html Huntingdonshire Genealogy Links]
 
 
*[http://www.thearchive.org.uk/ The CAMUS Project]
 
  
*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ Cambridgeshire County Council]
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*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/catalogue/holdings/m_p/marriageallegations.htm Huntingdonshire Marriage Allegations Index]
  
*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/crohuntingdon.htm Country Record Office]
 
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/cambs_huntingdon.html Huntingdon Library]
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdonshire Wikipedia Huntingdonshire]
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*[http://www.escan.org.uk/ Eatons Community Association] Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/Transcriptions/EatonSoconBurials1813-1840/index.htm Eaton Socon Burials 1813-1840]
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/ Genuki Huntingdonshire]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~enghun/Transcriptions/EatonSoconOverseerofPoorBook1800-1815/index.htm Eaton Socon Overseers (of the Poor) Book 1800-1815]
  
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/huntingdonshire/index.html/  Huntingdonshire Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.huntingdon-town.info/ Huntingdon Town Web]
  
*[http://members.tripod.com/AztecRose/huntingdon/hun.html/ Huntingdonshire Look-up Exchange]
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*[http://historic-ramsey.net/ Historic Ramsey in Pictures]  
  
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*[http://www.stives-town.info/ Town Web for St Ives]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://saintives.cjb.net/ St Ives]
  
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*[http://www.stneots-town.info/ St Neots Town Website]
  
*[http://www.huntsfhs.org.uk/  Huntingdonshire Family History Society]
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.ccan.co.uk/ Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Community Archives Network]
  
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==Register Office==
  
'''Archives'''
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Ferrars Road<br>
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Huntingdon<br>
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Cambs<br>
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PE29 3DH<br>
  
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Tel: 01480 375821<br>
  
'''Family and social history'''
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Email huntingdonro@cambridgeshire.gov.uk<br>
  
*[http://www.huntscycles.co.uk/ Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalions]
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Cambridgeshire, as part of the UKBMD project, has an online searchable BMD database which includes Huntingdonshire records. Full details of the database, certificate applications etc are available on the council website. [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/community/BMD/camdex Online CAMDEX searches information page]
  
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10hunti171/10hunti171gazA.htm Historical Maps for the county of Huntingdonshire ]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
'''Countywide interest'''
 
  
*[http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/local_history/hunts/ Huntingdonshire Collection] Based in Huntingdon Library with satellite collections at the libraries of St Neots and St Ives.
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/huntingdon/  Cambridge Evening News - Huntingdon and St Ives Edition]
 
  
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
'''Specific Town Village interest'''
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.stives-town.info/  Town Web for St Ives] Amongst other information about the town and the area, the site includes a collection of old photographs and the genealogy of Oliver Cromwell who was born in Huntingdon.
 
  
*[http://saintives.cjb.net/ St Ives] Philip Grosset's personal guide to the town. Extensively illustrated, with feedback from people who used to live there.
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.stneots-town.info/  St Neots Town Website]
 
  
*[http://www.huntingdon-town.info/ Huntingdon Town Web]
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==Photo Offers==
  
*[http://www.escan.org.uk/  Eatons Community Association] Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford.
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 16 May 2023

Huntingdonshire is now makes up the northern portion of modern day Cambridgeshire and is no longer a county in its own right. Huntingdonshire lies between Northamptonshire to the Northwest & North, Bedfordshire to the Southwest and Cambridgeshire to the East. After Rutland it is the smallest county in England.

The northern part of the county is dominated by the fens, which are below sea level in places. Holme Fen near Ramsey is the lowest point in the United Kingdom. The Rivers Ouse and Nene both flow through the county as does the busy A1.

St Ives boasts the tiny chapel of St Leger. It is one of only four surviving bridge chapels in England. The town of Huntingdon has a fine museum dedicated to Oliver Cromwell, who was both born and educated in the town. Other attractions within the county include Hamerton Zoo, Kimbolton Castle and the Nene Valley Railway.

Well known personalities include Dick Turpin who frequented the George Hotel, Huntingdon when 'working' in the area, Capability Brown the landscape gardener, Henry Royce of Rolls Royce fame, the boxer Joe Bugner whose Hungarian family settled in St Ives, Samuel Pepys who lived in Huntingdon when not in London and John Major, the youngest prime minister of the 20th century who is a resident.


County town: Huntingdon

Other major towns: St Ives, St Neots, Godmanchester


Huntingdonshire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

link to: Cambridgeshire

St Ives. Submitted by Caroline

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs

Register Office

Ferrars Road
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 3DH

Tel: 01480 375821

Email huntingdonro@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire, as part of the UKBMD project, has an online searchable BMD database which includes Huntingdonshire records. Full details of the database, certificate applications etc are available on the council website. Online CAMDEX searches information page


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts


Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.


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