Huntingdon

Cromwell's birthplace town

Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, situated on the River Great Ouse.

It was the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell and historically served as the county town of the former county of Huntingdonshire.

The name appears in various place names across the English-speaking world, including Huntingdon County in Pennsylvania.

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Oliver Cromwell

English republican dictator

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market town

Settlement with regular trading

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Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell

English republican dictator

rural

countryside

Rural area beyond towns

villages · farmland · waterways · fields · scenic · bucolic · riverside · orchards · landscape · wildlife

Family

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