Huntingdonshire

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Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around the town of Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. It includes St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots, and Ramsey.

Related Topics:
England - Huntingdon - Local government district - Cambridgeshire - St Ives - Godmanchester - St Neots - Ramsey

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It had previously been an administrative county in its own right, the 3rd smallest in England. This was merged with the Soke of Peterborough in 1965 to form the administrative county of Peterborough and Huntingdonshire. In 1974 it was annexed to Cambridgeshire as the Huntingdon district, which was renamed back to Huntingdonshire on October 1, 1984.

Related Topics:
Administrative county - Soke of Peterborough - 1965 - Peterborough and Huntingdonshire - 1974 - Cambridgeshire - October 1 - 1984

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Huntingdonshire is also a traditional county. Many groups, such as the Association of British Counties (ABC) and their affiliates, state that most people from Huntingdonshire identify primarily with this county. Despite a local government reform in the 1990s which restored county councils for Rutland and Herefordshire, Huntingdonshire county council was not restored. There is an affiliate of the ABC that seeks the restoration of a county council for Huntingdonshire.

Related Topics:
Traditional county - Association of British Counties - 1990s - Rutland - Herefordshire

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The present district does not match the traditional county boundaries exactly - Fletton has been annexed to the City of Peterborough, Everton has been annexed to Bedfordshire and Swineshead is also currently administered by Bedfordshire council. It obtained Eaton Ford and Eaton Socon from Bedfordshire.

Related Topics:
City of Peterborough - Everton - Bedfordshire - Swineshead - Eaton Ford - Eaton Socon

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