Welcome to RamseyRamsey is a historic market-town within the United Kingdom of Great Britain in the district of Huntingdonshire and the county of Cambridgeshire.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 THINK RAMSEY!Use your local shops or you'll loose your local shops!Now, more than ever, YOU need to support your local shops and where possible buy locally made or locally grown products. If you don't you'll loose the opportunity for a very long time and the town will loose lots of jobs. If you manage a local business or other local organisation, then see what we can do to help... More information on how to boost your business
Are you running an event in Ramsey in 2009?If you are, then you may use the link just below and add the details directly into the Ramsey Event Diary. Forthcoming Events in or around RamseyHow to add a new eventHeath BandEvent venue - Abbey GreenFrom 05/07/2009 14:30 until 05/07/2009 16:30 Shakespeare Sonnet & SongEvent venue - South Hall @ Abbey CollegeFrom 11/07/2009 19:30 until 11/07/2009 21:30 Huntingdonshire Concert bandEvent venue - Abbey GreenFrom 12/07/2009 14:30 until 12/07/2009 16:30 Chatteris Town BandEvent venue - Abbey GreenFrom 19/07/2009 14:30 until 19/07/2009 16:30 More forthcoming events in
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