RAMSEY, a market-town of the county of Huntingdon, and hundred of Hurstington, sixty-eight miles from London. Near to it is the lake or mere of the same name, which abounds with fish, chiefly eels and perch. There are the remains of an abbey, once distinguished for its extent and wealth, which is said to have been founded in the reign of the Saxon king Edgar, the son of Athelstane. There is a market, which is held on Saturday. The population amounted in 1801 to 1894, in 1811 to 2390, in 1821 to 2814, and in 1831 to 3006.