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Oliver Cromwell's birthplace (the Lord Protector who ruled England as a republic), Samuel Pepys's school, the Cromwell Museum, and a Cambridgeshire market town of profound constitutional history
A little history
Oliver Cromwell — the military commander who defeated Charles I, signed his death warrant, and ruled England as Lord Protector — was born in Huntingdon in 1599. Samuel Pepys, the great diarist, attended the Grammar School here. The town's market square has been the centre of Cambridgeshire life since medieval times.
The Cromwell Museum in the old Grammar School building is excellent and free. The market square on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Great Ouse riverside walk. Hinchingbrooke House (where Cromwell's family lived) for the full heritage story.
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Huntingdon is a place in Cambridgeshire known for oliver Cromwell's birthplace (the Lord Protector who ruled England as a republic), Samuel Pepys's school, the Cromwell Museum, and a Cambridgeshire market town of profound constitutional history. Oliver Cromwell — the military commander who defeated Charles I, signed his death warrant, and ruled England as Lord Protector — was born in Huntingdon in 1599. The population is around 25,000.
Huntingdon has good independent cafes and restaurants. The market for local Cambridgeshire produce. Local food is good throughout.
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