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The village and parish of Upwood and the Raveleys in Huntingdonshire.Upwood and the Raveleys, Great Raveley and Little Raveley, extend into the Fen country from the higher land to the north of Huntingdon. Richard Cromwell lived at Upwood House, a picturesque 17th century residence. The Cross Keys Inn and Carlton House also date from the 17th century. UpwoodThe parish of Upwood was once the residence of Duke Ailwyn, who was owner of the manor which he gave to the Abbey of Ramsey on its foundation. It continued the property of the Abbey until its Dissolution, when it passed to Sir Richard Cromwell; it was sold by the Cromwell’s to Judge Peter Pheasant, October 20th 1648, and it came by heir-ship in 1732 to Leman Hutchins, and about 1767 came to Sir Richard Bickerton, Knight and Baronet, passing in 1845 to Richard Hussey Hussey, and in 1899 to Colonel Moubray who resided in the old house where Henry Cromwell resided in 1630, which is believed to have been built on the site of the residence of Duke Ailwyn. The parish church at Upwood, the Church of St Peter, has a modern tower but retains much Norman work including the font, with a 17th century cover, and the chancel arch which has "settled" rather unsymmetrically. The north aisle screen and splendid chancel screen are of 15th century workmanship. Great RaveleyAt Great Raveley are various earthworks and moated sites. Buildings of 17th century dating include the Manor House and the former Three Horseshoes Inn, now a private dwelling. There is no church in this tiny village. Little RaveleyThe even smaller village of Little Raveley did have a correspondingly small church, the Church of St James, which has an Early English chancel and a 15th century nave. The church has closed and the building is now used as a private residence. Upwood and the Raveleys 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. THINK UPWOOD AND THE RAVELEYS!Use your local shops or you'll lose your local shops!Now, more than ever, YOU need to support your local shops and where possible buy locally made or locally grown products. If you don't you'll loose the opportunity for a very long time and the town will loose lots of jobs. If you manage a local business or other local organisation, then see what we can do to help: Commercial site membership from £25 per yearAllows you to manage on-line your business and contact details, trading times, pictures, news, events and some of your products... Non-profit organisations - membership is FREEMore informationLatest Local NewsThe news items in the green boxes below have been recently entered by site members
Follow this link for more Local News News item from Jevstar LimitedGodmanchester Community AssociationWe welcome Godmanchester Community Association as a new members of our Huntingdonshire websites. We look forward to working with Alan and the rest of the Committee over the coming weeks to develop and enhance the information about Godmanchester Community Association that is being displayed on our websites.
News Date: 18/05/2012 12:41
Are you organising an event in Upwood and the Raveleys?If you are, then you may use the link just below and add the details directly into the Huntingdonshire Event Diary. Forthcoming Events in or around Upwood and the RaveleysHow to add a new eventOut of the Parish Event Darby and Joan ClubEvent venue - Corn Exchange From 24/05/2012 13:30 until 24/05/2012 17:00 Out of the Parish Event BookjamEvent venue - Corn Exchange From 26/05/2012 10:30 until 27/05/2012 16:30 Out of the Parish Event Jubilee Town LunchEvent venue - Corn Exchange From 02/06/2012 12:00 until 02/06/2012 14:00 Out of the Parish Event The Queen's Diamond Jubilee CelebrationsEvent venue - Alconbury Weston Village Green From 03/06/2012 15:00 until 03/06/2012 20:00 More info about the The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations... Out of the Parish Event Jubilee Beacon Lighting & BBQEvent venue - All Saints Parish Church (Anglican, C of E) From 04/06/2012 19:30 until 04/06/2012 22:30 More forthcoming events in Upwood and the Raveleysv
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