RAMSEY, a town of Huntingdonshire, 68 miles north of London, and 12 north-east of Huntingdon. It is situated as it were in an island, being everywhere encompassed with fens, except on the west, where it is separated from the terra firma by a causeway for two miles. The neighbouring meers of Ramsey and Whitlesey, which are formed by the river Nync, abound with fish, especially eel and large pikes. It was once famous for
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