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Godmanchester, owes the origin of its current name to the Roman occupation of Britain although there is archaeological evidence that the site of the town was occupied before the Roman invasion. Godmanchester is situated at the junction of two famous Roman roads, the Via Devana and Ermine Street where they cross the River Great Ouse.
Godmanchester stands on the southern bank of the River Great Ouse opposite the town of Huntingdon on the northern bank to which it is joined by two bridges, the ancient medieval arched stone bridge and a modern high level bridge carrying the major A14 dual carriageway between Cambridge and Peterborough. The town boasts no fewer than 130 buildings Listed for Special Architectural Interest.
Godmanchester is one of the towns of the District of Huntingdonshire, whose administrative centre is Huntingdon, the other principal towns being St Ives home of the Chapel on the Bridge, St Neots the largest town in the County of Cambridgeshire and Ramsey site of the former Abbey.
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We all had a great day at St Ives Carnival yesterday. The parade from the town centre was very well attended and it took ages for the many floats to pass by on their way to the park. During the afternoon the entertainments were great culminating with the talented Chloe and the Huntingdon Concert Band. The day ended with a fabulous Firework display.
The organisers and their numerous helpers should be proud of their enthusiasm and achievement in putting on a brilliant show.
If you missed yesterday then you really did miss out but you can make it up to yourself and attend the Music Festival in the park today from noon until around nine this evening.
Don't forget it's the Huntingdon Carnival in a few weeks too
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Here are the next five events in the Huntingdonshire Event Diary, the local ones are coloured GOLD and clicking the title will open links to event detail on this website whilst following the "Out of Town' events will open in a new window on their own website. Click 'Show Summary' for exactly what it says, without going anywhere!
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An 'Out of Town' event in St Ives
From 08:30 until 14:00 on Saturday 21/07/2018 at The Pavement
An 'Out of Town' event in Little Paxton
On 26/07/2018 19:00 at Little Paxton Village Hall Car Park
An 'Out of Town' event in St Neots
From 08:00 until 13:00 on Saturday 28/07/2018 at St Neots Market Place
An 'Out of Town' event in Little Paxton
From 10:00 until 12:00 on Wednesday 01/08/2018 at Queen Elizabeth II Playing Fields
An 'Out of Town' event in Little Paxton
From 19:00 until 21:00 on Thursday 02/08/2018 at Little Paxton Village Hall Car Park
This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for Godmanchester
