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Godmanchester
Sign in to saveGodmanchester ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is separated from Huntingdon, to the north, by the valley of the River Great Ouse. Being on the Roman road network the town has a long history. It has a waterside location and is surrounded by open countryside of high value for its biodiversity but it remains highly accessible, with a railway line to London, the A1 road and M11/A14, which run nearby.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Godmanchester
- UK place.civil_parish
- Godmanchester
- UK place.population
- 7,893
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 1.983
- UK place.area_footnotes
- civil parish
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Huntingdonshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Cambridgeshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Huntingdon
- UK place.post_town
- HUNTINGDON
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE29
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01480
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL245704
- UK place.static_image_name
- Godmanchester Causeway Dusk.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Godmanchester's Causeway, which overlooks the River Great Ouse
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Pre-Roman
- Post-Roman
- Government
- Demography
- Population
- Culture and community
- Landmarks
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Chinese Bridge
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Sport and leisure
- Transport
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- External links
Godmanchester ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is separated from Huntingdon, to the north, by the valley of the River Great Ouse. Being on the Roman road network the town has a long history. It has a waterside location and is surrounded by open countryside of high value for its biodiversity but it remains highly accessible, with a railway line to London, the A1 road and M11/A14, which run nearby.
==Toponymy== The name ‘Godmanchester’ is first attested as Godmundcestre in Domesday Book of 1086 and subsequently variously appears as Gutmuncetre, Gudmencestre, Gudmundcestria, Gum(m)uncestre, Gumencestre, Guncestre, Gumcestria, Gumecestre, Gommecestre, Gomecestria, Gummecestre, Gurmund(es)cestre, Gormecestre, Gormancestre, Gomecestre, Gunnecestre, Gurmecestre, Godmechestre, Gurminchestre, Gumchestre, Gurmencestre, Gumcestre, Gumestre, Godmonchestre, Gumecestur and Gumycestre.