Welcome to RamseyRamsey, 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.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. We are also constructing our first Huntingdonshire Parish website for Holywell-cum-Needingworth REFRESHING your screen will display different member banners
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Are you organising an event in Ramsey?If you are, then you may use the link just below and add the details directly into the Huntingdonshire Event Diary. Forthcoming Events in or around RamseyHow to add a new eventOut of Town Event Darby and Joan ClubEvent venue - Corn Exchange From 24/05/2012 13:30 until 24/05/2012 17:00 Out of Town Event BookjamEvent venue - Corn Exchange From 26/05/2012 10:30 until 27/05/2012 16:30 Out of Town Event Jubilee Town LunchEvent venue - Corn Exchange From 02/06/2012 12:00 until 02/06/2012 14:00 Out of Town Event The Queen's Diamond Jubilee CelebrationsEvent venue - Alconbury Weston Village Green From 03/06/2012 15:00 until 03/06/2012 20:00 More info about the The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations... Out of Town Event Jubilee Beacon Lighting & BBQEvent venue - All Saints Parish Church (Anglican, C of E) From 04/06/2012 19:30 until 04/06/2012 22:30 More forthcoming events in Ramseyv
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