Huntingdonshire: A1(M)
The A1(M) runs along the western edge of the Fens in Huntingdonshire, England, and that position has made it part of Britain’s principal north–south road corridor. This motorway section belongs to the A1, Britain’s longest numbered road, linking London with Edinburgh. Huntingdonshire lies between the low, reclaimed fenlands to the east and more rolling inland country. Its transport heritage reaches much further back: across eastern England, the A1 follows or parallels sections of Ermine Street, the Roman road connecting London and York. Huntingdonshire is also associated with Oliver Cromwell, who was born in Huntingdon in 1599.
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Few places in England have a history as closely tied to former county status as Huntingdonshire. Now a district of Cambridgeshire, it extends across lowland country shaped by the River Great Ouse, which passes through Huntingdon and St Ives. Huntingdon, the district’s principal town, is associated with Oliver Cromwell, who was born there in 1599; the Cromwell Museum occupies the former grammar school he attended. Market towns, riverside paths and farming settlements give the area a distinctly eastern-English character, while its position between Cambridge and Peterborough places it within a wider regional network. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Cambridgeshire connects regionally.
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