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Huntingdon

¹ British

/ ˈhʌntɪŋdən /

noun

a town in E central England, in Cambridgeshire: birthplace of Oliver Cromwell. Pop (with Godmanchester): 20 600 (2001)

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Huntingdon ² British

/ ˈhʌntɪŋdən /

noun

Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. 1707–91, English religious leader, who founded a Calvinistic Methodist sect

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The 18:25 service was diverted and stopped at Huntingdon - where Mr Williams was eventually arrested - after multiple 999 calls from the train.

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Diamond Hampers, of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, said it had accumulated a surplus of supplies despite already distributing goods to local homeless shelters and families.

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Mr Cunningham has enrolled on the initial police learning and development programme and is on course to enjoy his passing out parade in front of family and friends at the force's base in Huntingdon.

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Mr Alderton will appear at Huntingdon Magistrates' Court later today.

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Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years after being convicted of the manslaughter of Celia Ward, who fell into the path of a car in Huntingdon in 2020.

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