Welcome to St. Ives
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
St Ives is a medieval market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) east of Huntingdon and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Cambridge. St Ives is historically in the historic county of Huntingdonshire. The township was originally known as Slepe in Anglo Saxon England. In 1001-2, a peasant is recorded as uncovering the remains of Ivo of Ramsey, a Cornish Celtic Christian Bishop and hermit while ploughing a field. The discovery led Eadnoth the Younger, an important monk and prelate to found Ramsey Abbey. Slepe was listed in the Hundred of Hurstingstone in Huntingdonshire in the Domesday Book. In 1086 there was one manor and 64 households, 29 ploughlands, 60 acres (24 hectares) of meadows and 1,892 acres (766 hectares) of woodland.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,088 hectares |
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Population |
17,204 (2021) |
Density |
1,581 people/km2 |
Mean age |
40.0 |
Ward |
St Ives East |
District |
Huntingdonshire |
Postcodes |
PE27 |
ONS ID |
E04012036 |
Council
Contact details for St. Ives Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in St. Ives Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within St. Ives Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for St. Ives Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in St. Ives Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for St. Ives Parish.
Local News
Hosted and licensed by Cambs Times
St Ives in Huntingdonshire at risk of potential flooding
Published: 3rd Jan 2024
Hosted and licensed by Cambridgeshire Live
"I visited St Ives for the first time and this is what I discovered"
Published: 3rd Nov 2023
Hosted and licensed by The Hunts Post
Huntingdonshire: Ivo Lounge St Ives restaurant review
Published: 24th Nov 2023