Welcome to Bluntisham
The Village Sign at Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire
Bluntisham also formerly known as Bluntesham (10th to
13th cent.); Blondesham (14th cent.); Bluntysham, Bluntsome,
Blunsham (16th cent.).
The village of Bluntisham is situated on the edge of the
Cambridgeshire Fens. Its Church, beside the main road from St. Ives
to Ely, stands high enough to give a good view, with the Earith
bridge a mile away to the north-east. In winter the flat meadows
surrounding the village are often covered with flood-water and
become a haunt of wild swans, and the venue, when they are frozen,
of the Bury Fen ice-skating championships.
Unusual features of the 14th-15th century
Church of St Mary are the
semi-hexagonal apse, the early sacristy, the provision of a north as
well as a south porch, and the embracing of the base of the tower
within the church, with arches from it to the nave and aisles. Other
pre-reformation features include the nave roof, holy water stoup,
font, painted panels (palimpsest) in the screen under the tower, and
a few encaustic tiles. The south aisle communion table is of 17th
century origin.
A doorway at the Old Rectory, now
Bluntisham House, is
from Oliver Cromwell's home, the Old Slepe
Hall in St Ives which has long been demolished. The former Tudor Rose and
Crown Inn has an interesting interior with moulded ceiling beam,
etc. The Nonconformist chapel in Bluntisham dates from 1786.
A small bronze statuette, inlaid with silver, of the Roman period as
well as numerous Roman coins. have been unearthed in the parish.
Bluntisham is one of the parishes of the District of
Huntingdonshire,
whose administrative centre is
Huntingdon, the other principle towns being
St Ives
home of the Chapel on the Bridge,
St Neots
the largest town in the County of Cambridgeshire, the Roman town of
Godmanchester and
Ramsey
site of the former Abbey. Bluntisham's nearest neighbours are
Colne,
Earith and
Somersham.
The box below displays a random selection from the great deals, special
offers and/or SALE items that are available from the
site members but you may follow this link to view all the
current what's HOT in the district.
Forthcoming Events in or around Bluntisham
Here are the next five events in the Huntingdonshire Event Diary, the local ones are coloured GOLD and
clicking the title will open links to event detail on this website whilst
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own website. Click 'Show Summary' for exactly what it says,
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St Ives Farmer's Market Summary
Local food from local producers - St Ives Town Council Council hold a regular Farmer's Market in St Ives on The Pavement in Market Hill. Our definition of local is within 30 miles radius of St Ives, going up to 50 miles for products which cannot
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Admission:
This event is FREE entry
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
Huntingdon Street Market Summary
Huntingdons combined Farmers market and Street market
Admission:
This event is FREE entry
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
Huntingdon Street Market Summary
Huntingdons combined Farmers market and Street market
Admission:
This event is FREE entry
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
Huntingdon Carnival 2021 - Carnival Day Summary
The theme this year will be the Greatest ShowmanIncluding a Special Circus, Live Music, Arena Acts, Stalls, Food Vendors and a Fun FairMore detail to follow later
Admission:
This event is FREE entry
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
Huntingdon Carnival 2021 - Live in the Park Summary
On the second day of the Huntingdon Carnival, the music extravaganza.More detail to follow later
Admission:
This event is FREE entry
This event has no compulsory entry charges but may have other fund raising objectives or
or requests for voluntary contributions. Please confirm with the event organiser prior to attendance if
you have any questions.
