St. Ives in Cambridgeshire

The ancient town of Slepe in the old county of Huntingdonshire

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The Chapel Bridge, St. Ives (D1)

Formerly known as Slepe, in the old county of Huntingdonshire, this ancient riverside market town is now named after the Persian Bishop, St. Ivo. St. Ives, now within 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 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 principle 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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MID SEASON SALE

MID SEASON SALE STARTS FRIDAY 30TH JULY 10.A.M. MANY ITEMS 1/2 PRICE INCLUDING 20% OFF SWIMWEAR. TRINNY AND SUSANNAH SHAPEWEAR ALL 1/2 PRICE.

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MID SEASON SALE

LADY JAYANE'S MID SEASON SALE STARTS FRIDAY 30TH JULY AT 10.AM. MANY ITEMS REDUCED TO HALF PRICE AND SELECTED ITEMS WITH UP TO 20%OFF INCLUDING SWIMWEAR.

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We welcome Cloud Nine Gems, the jewellers located in Bridge Street, St Ives, as new members of our Huntingdonshire websites. We look forward to working with Maria over the coming weeks to develop and enhance the information about her business that is being displayed on this website.

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St Ives Farmers Market

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From 07/08/2010 08:00 until 07/08/2010 14:00

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Antiques and Later

Event venue - Hyperion Antiques

From 07/08/2010 11:00 until 07/08/2010 16:30

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St Ives Farmers Market

Event venue - St Ives Street Market

From 21/08/2010 08:00 until 21/08/2010 14:00

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Antiques and Later

Event venue - Hyperion Antiques

From 21/08/2010 11:00 until 21/08/2010 16:30

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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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