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- Huntingdonshire (/ ˈhʌntɪŋdənʃər, - ʃɪər /; abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right.
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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. It borders Peterborough to the north, Fenland to the north-east, East Cambridgeshire to the east, South Cambridgeshire to the south-east, Central ...
Dec 14, 2021 · Huntingdonshire is not a county anymore - at least not for administrative purposes. It is a district of Cambridgeshire, boasting Huntingdon, the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell, St Ives,...
The section of the unitary authority of Peterborough south of the River Nene belongs to the historic county of Huntingdonshire. The historic county also includes a small area west of Kimbolton, in the borough of Bedford in the administrative county of Bedfordshire.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
One of the smallest of the counties, Huntingdonshire is an utter delight: a county of pretty little villages, with no major towns until the Peterborough suburbs at the county’s northern fringe. It lies between Cambridgeshire to the east and Northamptonshire and Bedforshire on the west.
Sep 8, 2014 · Local government reform is on the horizon and Huntingdonshire continues to fight for its identity. In 2014, as the prospect of a county flag for Cambridgeshire draws nearer, the two counties will have to reassert their own unique, but often entwined identities.
Apr 25, 2014 · There are, in fact, three types of counties in England. Counties of different variety may share the same names as each other but not necessarily the same borders. First there are the historic...
Huntingdonshire is a largely rural county. The soil of the fens in the north was once under water. Now it provides some of the best growing soil in the land, and in the midst of this rich, flat land is the little town of Ramsey. The old county council’s motto is very appropriate: “ Labore Omnia Florent ”.
