St Neots

St Neots is a town of about 26,000 people on the River Great Ouse, the largest town in Cambridgeshire, England (Cambridge itself is a city). It is named after the Saxon monk St Neot whose bones were housed in the nearby priory of the same name.

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River Great Ouse - Cambridgeshire - England - Cambridge - Saxon - St Neot - Priory

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The pilgrim trade brought prosperity for the town, and it was granted a market charter in 1130. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the town enjoyed further prosperity through corn milling, brewing, stagecoaching, and railways.

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1130 - Railway

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Today, St Neots is a thriving market town. The modern town incorporates Eynesbury (originally the main settlement and the oldest part of the town) and two areas across the river, Eaton Ford and Eaton Socon (originally separate villages). The town continues to grow rapidly, taking its share of the increasing population in the area near Cambridge. Technology-based industries now operate from some of the town's light industrial estates, and there is a gas turbine power station at Little Barford on the edge of the town.

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Eynesbury - Eaton Ford - Eaton Socon - Cambridge - Gas turbine - Power station - Little Barford

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