Peterborough District Figures

Huntingdonshire is the county’s largest district by land area and has four main market towns: Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots and Ramsey. It is predominantly rural, with village settlements providing the main focus for community facilities outside of the market towns. Huntingdonshire lies south of Peterborough and shares boundaries with Fenland, East Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire districts in the east. The River Ouse crosses the district in the south, and the River Nene forms the northern and western boundaries. In Huntingdonshire, 15% of all employment is in manufacturing.