Huntingdon
Built-up area in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.339, -0.183 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 23 72 |
| Population: | 23,937 |
| Dialling code: | 01480 |
Huntingdon is a compact market town in the historic county of Huntingdonshire, now part of Cambridgeshire in England, sitting on the banks of the River Great Ouse. Its riverside setting and surviving medieval street pattern give a pleasant town centre, while its location north‑west of Cambridge with good road and rail links to Peterborough and London makes it a popular base for commuters as well as locals.
Huntingdon is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and retains a small but interesting civic and cultural life, including a Cromwell museum and regular markets and events. The local economy mixes traditional market‑town shops and services with light industry and leisure activities along the river, and the town’s identity is shaped by its long history as the county town of Huntingdonshire and its riverside character.
Postcode districts covering Huntingdon
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Cambridge 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Bedford 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Kettering 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Kettering Town 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Corby 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Wellingborough 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Rushden 17.8 miles28.7 km
- March 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Kempston Hardwick 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Kempston 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Ely 19.3 miles31.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Huntingdon North Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Huntingdon East Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Great Stukeley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Godmanchester Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Stukeleys Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wyton-on-the-Hill Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Brampton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Little Stukeley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Houghton and Wyton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Kings Ripton Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Hemingford Grey & Houghton Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Houghton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Huntingdon
PE29 6XB, PE29 9JY, PE29 1NY, PE29 3TL, PE29 1RW, PE29 9XS, PE29 7DG, PE29 3NQ, PE29 9YR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 33.1 miles53.2 km
- Stansted Airport 36.1 miles58 km
- Huntingdon Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- St. Neots Railway Station 7.9 miles12.7 km
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Schools in Huntingdon
- Cromwell Academy Primary
- Hartford Infant and Preschool Primary
- Hartford Junior School Primary
- Hinchingbrooke School Secondary
- Huntingdon Primary School Primary
- Spring Common Academy Special
- St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Peter's School Secondary
- Stukeley Meadows Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5 miles8.1 km
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 12.4 miles20 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 14.9 miles24 km
- Trinity College College 15.7 miles25.3 km
- London Road Stadium Stadium 15.7 miles25.3 km
- University of Cambridge University 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 16 miles25.7 km