660

St. Ivo visits England

970

Ædnoth builds the first church

986

Village of Slepe bequeathed to Ramsey Abbey

1001

"Discovery" of St Ivo's remains

1020

First record of St Ives Fair

1086

Slepe recorded in Domesday Book

1100

Miracles recorded at St Ivo's tomb

1107

First written record of the bridge

1110

King Henry I grants charter to Ramsey Abbey to hold a fair in St. Ives

1203

First written accounts of St Ives market

1254

Hugh de Sulgrave, the Prior of St Ives is elected Abbot of Ramsey

1354

First record of bridge repairs

1426

Bridge Chapel is consecrated, this probably marks the rebuilding of the bridge in stone.

1536

St Ives Priory is demolished

1561

First entry in the Parish Register

1609

The Manor House (Bridge Street) is built

1628

Manor of St. Ives is sold to the Earl of Manchester

1631

Oliver Cromwell moves to St Ives

1636

Oliver Cromwell moves on to Ely

1648

The Earl of Holland is held prisoner in St Ives

1684

St Ives gets its first Post Office

1689

The Great Fire of St Ives

1744

Town gets a new Fire Brigade

1801

Census population 2,099

1803

The parish of St Ives is enclosed

1864

Corn Exchange built by private company

1874

Election of the first Borough Council of St. Ives

1878

Railway opens

1886

Sheep and Cattle Market opens

1901

Cromwell's statue unveiled

1924

Town Council purchase Stanley House to become the Town Hall

1933

Norris Museum opens

1949

Town Council take over the Corn Exchange

1951

Census population 3,522

1959

Railway closes

1961

Census population 3,800

1974

Formation of the Town Council replaces the old Borough

1980

Harrison Way bypass opens

1981

Census population 12,331

1988

Twinning agreement signed with Stadtallendorf, Germany

1991

Census population 15,314