St-neots.co.uk
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St. Neots Community Website - St. Neots Community Pages
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St. Neots is the largest town in the county of Cambridgeshire, having 28,000 residents. It is located in the South West corner of Cambridgeshire, immediately adjacent to Bedfordshire. It owes its rapid expansion and prosperity to its strategic positions on the main London to Edinburgh line, the River Great Ouse and on the major A1 and A428 roads. High volume traffic problems have been improved greatly since the completion of the St. Neots bypass.
Whilst the road and rail links are of great benefit to the Town, it is undoubtedly the River Great Ouse which draws the majority of visitors to the town. The Riverside Park is therefore a popular location for residents and visitors alike, offering picturesque scenery, boating, fishing, picknicking and pleasant walks across the park's many bridges.
The Riverside is linked to the Market Square by the town bridge, first constructed with 73 timber arches in 1180. This was replaced in the early 17th century by a stone bridge which was heavily fortified during the Civil Wars as the river formed the western Parliamentary boundary. Despite this, in 1648 the Earl of Holland led a royalist force into the town but it was to be a brief occupation. The next day they were surprised and defeated by parliamentary troops and their leader was captured and slain.
