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| − | '''Huntingdonshire''', usually abbreviated '''Hunts.''', is a county in south eastern central England, lying between the Midlands and [[East Anglia]]. The county borders [[Northamptonshire]] to the north and west, [[Cambridgeshire]] to the east and [[Bedfordshire]] to the south. As of 2021, the population of Huntingdonshire is just under 212,000. | + | '''Huntingdonshire''', usually abbreviated '''Hunts.''', is a county in south eastern central England, lying between the Midlands and [[East Anglia]]. The county borders [[Northamptonshire]] to the north and west, [[Cambridgeshire]] to the east and [[Bedfordshire]] to the south. As of 2021, the population of Huntingdonshire is just under 212,000. It geographical area is 366 square miles; making it England's third-smallest county behind [[Rutland]] and [[Middlesex]]. |
The county town is Huntingdon, with the larger cathedral city Peterborough being partly located in the north of the county, although it is mainly located in Northamptonshire. | The county town is Huntingdon, with the larger cathedral city Peterborough being partly located in the north of the county, although it is mainly located in Northamptonshire. | ||
Revision as of 23:15, October 17, 2024
Huntingdonshire, usually abbreviated Hunts., is a county in south eastern central England, lying between the Midlands and East Anglia. The county borders Northamptonshire to the north and west, Cambridgeshire to the east and Bedfordshire to the south. As of 2021, the population of Huntingdonshire is just under 212,000. It geographical area is 366 square miles; making it England's third-smallest county behind Rutland and Middlesex.
The county town is Huntingdon, with the larger cathedral city Peterborough being partly located in the north of the county, although it is mainly located in Northamptonshire.
Notable people
Huntingdonshire is perhaps best known worldwide as the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653-1658), the Parliamentarian military dictatorship and republic that controlled the British Isles between the Second English Civil War (1648) and the Stuart Restoration (1660).