Promoting the town of chatteris visit ukchatteristown. Car parking is also free in the car park opposite the museum. One way system smooth and commendable go by bus theyre highly. Chatteris town fc is located in chatteris pe16, and offers grass pitches. Mar 29, 2018 lakenheath flying after recruiting another airman. It was a night to remember for chatteris tennis club junior liam garcia as he became the youngest member in the clubs 110 year history to debut as mens league team player. Our collection was first started in 1942 as a result of an interest in local history by mr charles dobb, the clerk to the council. Chatteris has been inhabited since the very earliest humans came to britain. Chatteris is a small town on the western border of the isle of ely, about 9 miles south of march and 12 miles northwest of ely, and on the main road between them. Chatteris, a small town, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district of north witchford, cambridge. West street ground improvements whilst it has all been about the steady incline at chatteris town fc since the clubs promotion back to the cambridge premier division during the 20152016 season, clinching three trophies along the way, the recent activity has been a much flatter affair. Chatteris is a friendly market town situated between huntingdon, st. They are currently members of the cambridgeshire league premier division and play at west street.
Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Find detailed maps for united kingdom, great britain, england, cambridgeshire, chatteris on viamichelin, along with road traffic and weather information, the option to book accommodation and view information on michelin restaurants and michelin green. The town stands on the west border of the isle of ely, near the cambridge and wisbeach railway, 10. History of chatteris, in fenland and cambridgeshire map and. The town is in the north east cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency. Chatteris town fc walking football sessions active fenland.
View all restaurants near chatteris museum on tripadvisor. As you can see the ground staff have been working extra hard this summer gates 1845, ko 1945 come down and make the famous west street noise for the boys this evening. Explore chatteriss sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset. We organise uk open data by location and signpost the source. If you have a photograph of chatteris or chatteris residents you can upload it to the website or contact the. The town stands on the west border of the isle of ely, near the wisbech and st ives branch of the g. About us chatteris museum is a small local museum concentrating on the town itself and the surrounding fenland area.
Joe seddon tells radio 1 newsbeat how he helps people get into oxford and cambridge university. Chatteris is located in the fenlands of cambridgeshire a historic town that was once by the sea, although the sea has now retreated more than 100km from here. So the vicar at the time, richard, was a priest without a church and died in 49. The parish of chatteris is large, covering 6,099 hectares, and for much of its history was a raised island in the lowlying wetland of. Chatteris past, present and future cppf is a civic society run by a small group of volunteers whose main aim is the past, present and future of chatteris, one of four historic market towns in the fenland district of cambridgeshire, situated in the fens. For more information, visit the clubs website if available or contact the club secretary. The chatteris family name was found in the uk in 1891. Chatteris is a small town on the western border of the isle of ely, the road connecting the two is known as iretons way, having been constructed by the parliamentary general during the civil war. Chatteris museum is a small local museum concentrating on the town itself and the surrounding fenland area. Chatteris town fc walking football cambridgeshire uk. Chatteris town walking football with active fenland.
History of chatteris, in fenland and cambridgeshire map. Chatteris museum is a small local museum concentrating on the town of chatteris and the surrounding fenland area. Other churches in the town include the unusual salvation army fortress, built between 1900 and 1904, with a crenellated frontage. This was about 41% of all the recorded chatteris s in the uk. Current local time in united kingdom england chatteris. Chatteris kingfishers swimming club train at the empress pool most evenings contacts are teaching levels dorinda chambers on 054 693883 team coaching andrew jakeman on 079 005593 web. The information given here is a brief summary of the contact details for this club. Not until 52 was the church restored, rebuilt and reconsecrated by the bishop of ely. Here is the latest excerpt from the clubs first minute book from 1928. Explore the market town of chatteris, its people and. Discover the ancient market town of chatteris from earliest prehistoric settlement to recent times. Chatteris photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. For much of its history it was run by the great eastern railway.
Mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the town has evidence of. Get chatteriss weather and area codes, time zone and dst. Chatteris is situated between huntingdon, st ives, peterborough, march and ely, in the middle of the fensthe lowestlying area in the united kingdomwith most of the land surrounding the town being below sea level, although the highest point in the fens 36 feet above sea level is within chatteriss parish boundaries. Current local time in chatteris, england, united kingdom. This evening the lilies first preseason friendly at home, where the visitors are histon f c. Breays cartulary of chatteris abbey discounts this idea, citing that historical. Entry into the museum is free, although a small donation is always appreciated. In 1891 there were 11 chatteris families living in suffolk. Although a wisbech town existed in the 1890s, the current club was established in 1920 by the merger of three local clubs. Consisting of a database of over 100,000 items including historical photographs, maps, scanned city directories, transcripts and audio versions of oral histories, indexes, and browsable topics of historical interest. Chatteris town council meeting the council will be meeting virtually via zoom for the first time on the 5th may 2020. Dec 19, 2011 the incomporable half man half biscuit, track taken from their album achtung bono released in 2005 on probe plus records.
This web site is protected by st neots town football club ltd. United edge past chatteris town, for whom aidan hollis replied, 21. Initially his little collection was housed in a small glass cabinet in the. Chatteris town fc west street chatteris pe16 6ha easting. It was closed in 1967 in the wake of the beeching report leaving the town without a.
They range from old, old football books and pamphlets, detailing the early days of a clubs history to contemporary football books, offering an up to date profile of hundreds of football clubs, domestic and international. Chatteris town football club chatteris, west street. History of the metalcraft community fund to mark a year of the fund, metalcraft held a celebration event 18th january 2018 at the chatteris conservative club, the evening was a great success with speakers from organisations that had been successful. The ely road is known as iretons way, having been constructed by the parliamentary general in the civil war to convey troops from chatteris to ely. The town is in the north east cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency the parish of chatteris is large, covering 6,099 hectares, and for much of its history was a raised island in the lowlying. Crowds lined the streets to cheer on the parade which launched the 2014 chatteris midsummer festival at the end of june. Tomorrow our senior teams all feature tomorrow, with the first of our christmas draws taking place at west street. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. The aim is to preserve the history of the town for future generations to enjoy. Exhibits illustrate traditional aspects of fenland life on an island, the waterways and drainage, the railway boom and the wealth of a prosperous 19th century market town. The mayor of chatteris, cllr bill haggata, is pictured with young helpers at the family tree planting day at little acre fen pocket park in november. United kingdom, great britain, england, cambridgeshire, chatteris. Football club histories i p football club histories come in all shapes and sizes. Our museum also has some very rare bronze age weapons and a shield.
This is the lowest lying area in the united kingdom with most of the land surrounding the town being below sea level, although the highest point in the fens 36 feet above sea level is within chatteriss parish boundaries. Ives, peterborough, march and ely, in the middle of the fens. Meeting held on 19 november the hon secretary reported that he had an. The theme for the festival was the armed forces and several organisations in the town dressed for the occasion in costumes depicting the second world war. Chatteris, a small markettown and parish in cambridgeshire. Chatteris, cambridgeshire genealogy heraldry and history. Chatteris town fc 5254 west street chatteris cambridgeshire pe16 6hp official website twitter. Searchable directory of over 30,000 local sports facilities.
They joined the isle of ely league, and after a fast rise through the divisions, they won the league title in 192223. Chatteris town football club is a football club based in chatteris, cambridgeshire, england. Chatteris town fc walking football elm road sports field, longhill road, march, pe15 0bh the sessions take place on mondays from 1011am and on wednesdays from 1011am in march elm road sports field are run in partnership with active fenland, a. Cottenham united on the rise again after years in the doldrums. Over 600,000 years of human occupation is here to see. This site was created using the u3a site builder, which is subject to the terms of the apache licence. Full text of chatteris scrapbook 1897 to 1990 see other formats chatteris scrapbook 18971990 by mike petty a chatteris scrapbook 1897 to 1990 facts, features and occasional fallacies reported in cambridge newspapers summarised by mike petty many of these stories were featured in my looking back column in the cambridge news from 19962014. The victorian castiron clock outside the library was restored in 2004. All content and information on this website are and cannot be reproduced in any form without the consent of the owner.
Check chatteris town football club in chatteris, west street on cylex and find. The parish church, the abbey and much of the town of chatteris, was burnt down in a fire which raged between 6 and 10. In 1935 the club turned semiprofessional and joined the united counties league. The town is in the north east cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the town has evidence of continuous settlement from the neolithic period and is locally. An online collaboration between the fort collins museum of discovery and the poudre river public library district.
Mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the town has evidence of settlement. Chatteris town youth football club chatteris town youth football club. Visit the west street home of chatteris town fc for weekly walking football sessions, in association with active fenland. West street ground improvements whilst it has all been about the steady incline at chatteris town fc since the clubs promotion back to the cambridge premier division during the 20152016 season, clinching three trophies along the way, the recent activity has been a much flatter affair, focussing on much needed groundworks at the clubs playing facilities. Information was also obtained from the book united in endeavour a history of abbey united cambridge united f. A carrot king 9 chatteris quirks and curiosities trail. The town can turn back many pages of the history books and the chatteris museum has exhibits that tell the story from the stone age until recently, including the town stocks, and the dock where many have stood in the old magistrates court. Chatteris is a small busy town situated in the fens in the county of cambridgeshire, home to 8,800 people. The town is home to the chatteris midsummer festival, which is held annually on the last weekend of june. You can see how chatteris families moved over time by selecting different census years. Chatteris town fc chatteris pe16 6ha sports facilities.
Chatteris is a small town on the western border of the isle, about 9 miles south of march and 12 miles northwest of ely, and on the main road between them. Welcome to the official facebook page of chatteris town football club. Chatteris town fc is a sports facility in chatteris amenities include grass pitches full sized football. Aged 12, liam was invited by the clubs mens c team captain matt sizer to play in their away match against st neots mens c team in the hpt league. Run by volunteers the website is a part of a county wide network of community archives. Suffolk had the highest population of chatteris families in 1891.
Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of chatteris. The club was founded in 1920 as chatteris town juniors, before adopting their current name in 1921. The decision was made with the health and wellbeing of players, parents, spectators. There are places of worship for particular baptists and wesleyans chatteris, is a small town, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district of north witchford, cambridge.
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