history | FENSTANTON https://www.fenstanton.org A small village community in former Huntingdonshire Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:34:30 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.fenstanton.org/wp-content/uploads/FNS-ICON-100x100.jpg history | FENSTANTON https://www.fenstanton.org 32 32 UK’s first example of Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire village https://www.fenstanton.org/roman-crucifixion-burial-at-fenstanton-cambridgeshire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roman-crucifixion-burial-at-fenstanton-cambridgeshire Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:30:26 +0000 http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk/?p=2515 The first example of a Roman crucifixion in the UK has been found in a Cambridgeshire village. Albion Archaeology discovered a large, previously unknown Roman roadside settlement in 2017 while carrying out an excavation in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire on behalf of Tilia Homes (previously Kier Living). Finding Roman burials on such a site is common, and …

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The post UK’s first example of Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire village first appeared on FENSTANTON.]]> Village Hall – some historic notes. https://www.fenstanton.org/village-hall-some-historic-notes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=village-hall-some-historic-notes Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:00:54 +0000 http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk/?p=1938 I have written these notes about the Fenstanton Village Hall entirely from memory as I no longer have any references. so there may be errors in detail but the broad picture is accurate. The Fenstanton Conservatives had a successful club in the High Street but the lease of its premises must have expired as the …

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The post Village Hall – some historic notes. first appeared on FENSTANTON.]]> Burial Ground Deeds https://www.fenstanton.org/burial-ground-deeds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burial-ground-deeds Thu, 27 Aug 2020 08:59:46 +0000 http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk/fns/?p=1103 The following is a literal transcription of the original. Thomas Coote, Esq to The Fenstanton Burial Board Dated 1st July 1875 Conveyance of a piece of Freehold Land situate at Fenstanton in the county of Huntingdon This Indenture made the fifth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy five between …

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