St Ives, Huntingdonshire
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St Ives, formerly known as 'Slepe', was built by the Saxons
beside the Great Ouse in about AD500. Its name subsequently
changed to St Ives, in honour of St Ivo, the Persian bishop,
whose bones were discovered in a stone coffin in the fields
east of Slepe. The bones were identified by the Ramsey Abbey
monks who then built a monastery, St Ivo Prior, on the site
where the bishop was found. They then began to develop the
area, building a bridge across the river and obtaining a
royal charter to hold a fair between
beside the Great Ouse in about AD500. Its name subsequently
changed to St Ives, in honour of St Ivo, the Persian bishop,
whose bones were discovered in a stone coffin in the fields
east of Slepe. The bones were identified by the Ramsey Abbey
monks who then built a monastery, St Ivo Prior, on the site
where the bishop was found. They then began to develop the
area, building a bridge across the river and obtaining a
royal charter to hold a fair between
Region: EAST OF ENGLAND
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