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    Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver Cromwell was born there in 1599 [2] and became one of its Members of Parliament (MP) in 1628.

    • Houghton Mill. The National Trust owns this historic mill in very picturesque scenery on the River Great Ouse to the east of Huntingdon. Houghton Mill has roots going back to the 10th century, but the current building is from the 1600s and was enlarged 200 years later.
    • Cromwell Museum. The museum for the Lord Protector is in part of the grammar school where he received his early education. This was adapted from the 12th-century Medieval Hospital of St John, and you can see the preserved Romanesque design in the bricked-up portal with archivolts and the row of five windows above.
    • Hinchingbrooke Country Park. A brief walk from Huntingdon train station will deposit you in a pastoral landscape surrounded by open countryside. On the Alconbury Brook, the 170-acre Hinchingbrooke Country Park has lakes, wide open meadows and mature oak woodland.
    • Historic Town Trail. “Huntingdon First” has a downloadable leaflet on its website for a circular trail showing off more than 40 worthwhile sights around the town.
  2. Huntingdon is a bustling town with excellent road and rail links to London. It has many old buildings associated with Oliver Cromwell, a weekly market, a riverside park and a nearby reservoir for outdoor activities.

  3. Huntingdon is a sleepy historic town in Cambridgeshire, England, on the banks of the River Ouse, best known as the birthplace of English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell.

  4. Huntingdon is a vibrant market town set in a welcoming location on the River Great Ouse and close to the hubs of the A14, A1 and rail networks. Within easy reach of the cities of Cambridge and London, the town offers the perfect place to escape to with a host of things to do.