986

Village of Slepe bequeathed to Ramsey Abbey

1086

Slepe recorded in Domesday Book

1107

First written record of the bridge

1110

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

1354

First record of bridge repairs

1426

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

1628

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

1801

Census population 2,099

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