Post Street in Godmanchester

Godmanchester is a small town in England, immediately south of the larger town of Huntingdon on the southern bank of the River Great Ouse. It lies on the A14 road, on what used to be the historic Ermine Street between London, Lincoln and York. While now in the county of Cambridgeshire, the town was historically part of Huntingdonshire. The location is likely to have been originally settled due to the gravel beds providing a ford across the River Great Ouse. In 2003 it had a population of about 5500 in 3500 homes, with the largest increase in population occurring between 1981 and 1991 (81%) with more modest growth since. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 207 KB) Post Street in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 207 KB) Post Street in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. ... The Great Ouse at St Neots The River Great Ouse is a river in the east of England. ... The A14 is a major road in England, running from The Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ... Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Shown within Lincolnshire Geography Status: City Region: East Midlands Admin. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. ... Gravel being unloaded from a barge Gravel is rock that is of a certain grain size range. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The town was first chartered by King John in 1212, though it had been a market town and royal manor for some years. There is archaelogical evidence of Celtic and earlier habitation prior to the establishment of a key Roman town and a Mansio (inn), so the area has probably been continuously occupied for more than 2000 years. The settlement was at a crossroads of Roman roads, with Ermine Street, the Via Devana (from Cambridge, between Colchester and Chester) and a military road from Sandy, Bedfordshire, all passing through. The Roman settlement was sacked by Anglo-Saxons in the third century. In contrast to Huntingdon, there have been vast amounts of archaeological finds in the centre of Godmanchester, which has two conservation areas with a large number of timber-framed Tudor houses, the largest being Tudor Farm, dating from 1600 and restored in 1995. In the United Kingdom and Canada a Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, which creates or gives special status to an incorporated body. ... John (French: Jean) (December 24, c. ... Events The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground Battle of Navas de Tolosa Childrens crusade Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... A Celtic cross. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... From the Latin word mansus the perfect passive participle of manere to remain or to stay. In the Roman Empire, a mansio was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, maintained by the central government for the use of officials and those on official business whilst travelling. ... Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ... A Roman road in Pompeii The Roman roads were essential for the growth of their empire, by enabling them to move armies. ... The Via Devana was a Roman Road in England that ran from Colchester in the south-east to Chester in the north-west. ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... Location within the British Isles Sandy is a small market town in northern Bedfordshire, England. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ... Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. ... Tudor architecture is the architecture of the Tudor period, ie. ... 1597 1598 1599 - 1600 - 1601 1602 1603 |- | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s |- | align=center | Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century |} // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

One of the town's best-known features is its Chinese Bridge. There are several bridges across the Great Ouse to Huntingdon, but until 1975 Old Bridge, Huntingdon, a medieval bridge, was the only one. It is now used only for light traffic, and a parallel footbridge has been built for pedestrians. Construction of the A14 bypass means that heavy traffic now flows over a modern bridge. Godmanchester Chinese Bridge is a landmark of the town of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire, England). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Old Bridge over the Great Ouse in Huntingdon, Cambs; the footbridge to Godmanchester is obscured. ... ... The A14 is a major road in England, running from The Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby. ... Bypass routes are a type of bannered highway usually used when the main route of the highway goes through a town and an alternate route of the same highway goes around the highway. ...

Local legend has it that when the Chinese Bridge was built without the use of nails or any other fixings. A number of years later, an architect applied to the council for permission to deconstruct the bridge to discover how exactly this had been accomplished. This being done, they tried to reconstruct the bridge again, but found that they could not get it to support itself under its own weight! Today the Chinese Bridge is held together by nails.

Godmanchester also has a football team with an attacking midfielder called elliot power

Between Godmanchester, Huntingdon and Brampton lies England's largest meadow, Portholme, which remains an important flood plain but which has served as a horse race course and centre for early aviation.

Map sources for Godmanchester at grid reference TL245704

The Chinese Bridge

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External links

• Community Web site with some 370 pages on Godmanchester
• Godmanchester News Web site
• Huntingdonshire District Council website for the town
• The Roman Mansio in Godmanchester