Place details
Place nameHuntingdon
Other namesHuntedone, Huntedun
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude52.333
Longitude-0.2
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Now linked with Godmanchester; a 14th-century stone bridge, fine Georgian houses and earthworks of a castle built by William I here; Oliver Cromwell born here in 1599; the Cromwell Museum is in what remains of the Hospital of St. John, founded 1160; St. Mary's Church, originally Norman, was rebuilt in the 13th century.