Hemingford Abbots, St Margaret's Church From The River 1899
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Until the 13th century, Huntingdon was a port on the River Great Ouse. Then the powerful Abbot of Ramsey built a weir across the river on his land at Hemingford Abbots, and he persuaded the Lord of neighbouring Hemingford Grey to do likewise. The explanation was to harness the river to drive watermills, but the real reason was to block navigation to Huntingdon, and increase their own rents and tolls from St Ives, which then became the head of navigation in the river.
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