Huntingdon's a market town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It was formerly the county town of Huntingdonshire, and's currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It's known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell. History Very early man may have roamed the area, but doesn't appear to have settled for long nor in great numbers. Signs of early hunter-gatherers have been found nearby. Huntingdon was founded b… (More on Huntingdon)