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NEOTS

Volume 16 · 146 words · 1860 Edition

Sr., a market-town of England, Huntingdonshire, stands on the right bank of the Ouse, 9 miles S.W. of Huntingdon, and 56 N. by W. of London. It has several well built streets, and a market-place; but from the lowness of its situation, the town is exposed to the danger of being flooded by the river. The church of St Neot's, which is considered the finest in the county, is in the perpendicular English style, and has a handsome tower 150 feet high. There are other churches in the town, belonging to the Baptists and Methodists, and several schools. The Ouse is here crossed by a bridge of eleven arches, six of which are on the low ground near the river. The principal manufacture in St Neot's is paper, which gives employment to many of the inhabitants. A large retail trade is carried on. Pop. (1851) 2951.