St. Ives in Cambridgeshire

The ancient town of Slepe in the old county of Huntingdonshire

Welcome to St. Ives, Cambridgeshire

 

The Chapel Bridge, St. Ives (D1)

Formerly known as Slepe, in the old county of Huntingdonshire, this ancient riverside market town St Ives is now named after the Persian Bishop, St. Ivo. St. Ives, now within the county of  Cambridgeshire, stands on the River Great Ouse and is world famous for the Chapel on the Bridge

 The famous Chapel on the Bridge in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire

Market Hill, St. Ives (D2)
An image of the Market Place, St Ives

 

For nearly 1,000 years the wide centre of St. Ives, now known as Market Hill, has hosted some of the largest public markets in England. Many years ago these markets included livestock and for a time was one of the biggest of its kind. Today the Street Markets still fill the St Ives town centre on Mondays and Fridays. On every Bank Holiday Monday however the market swells to fill almost the entire town with traders coming from all over the country to sell their wares to the thousands of people who attend under the watchful eye of Oliver Cromwell, one time resident of the town, whose statue stands in the centre of the Market Place.

St Ives is one of the five principal towns in the District of Huntingdonshire, the others being Huntingdon, St Neots (the largest town in the County of Cambridgeshire), the Roman town of Godmanchester, and Ramsey site of the former Abbey. We are also constructing our latest Huntingdonshire Parish website for Bluntisham.

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Cognac Amber Pendant 462, on sale at Amber Paradise (St Ives) in St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Cognac Amber Pendant 462 - 462/2174

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£ 14.50

Weight: 1.5 gram
Amber Size: 0.8 inch. x 0.25 inch.
Amber Colour: Cognac
Length: 0.9 inch.
Materials: Baltic amber, 925 sterling silver
 

 

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Forthcoming Events in or around St. Ives

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Darby and Joan Club

Event venue - Corn Exchange

From 24/05/2012 13:30 until 24/05/2012 17:00

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Bookjam

Event venue - Corn Exchange

From 26/05/2012 10:30 until 27/05/2012 16:30

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Jubilee Town Lunch

Event venue - Corn Exchange

From 02/06/2012 12:00 until 02/06/2012 14:00

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Out of Town Event

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Event venue - Alconbury Weston Village Green

From 03/06/2012 15:00 until 03/06/2012 20:00

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Jubilee Beacon Lighting & BBQ

Event venue - All Saints Parish Church (Anglican, C of E)

From 04/06/2012 19:30 until 04/06/2012 22:30

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THINK ST. IVES!

Use your local shops or you'll lose 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 lose the opportunity for a very long time and the town will lose lots of jobs. If you manage a local business or other local organisation, then see what we can do to help:

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This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for St Ives

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