Ely has been host to some of the biggest names in English
History such as Oliver Cromwell & Hereward the Wake

A Cathedral City founded in 673 when Princess Etheldreda, daughter of the Anglo-Saxon King Anna adopted Christianity & formed a Coven/Convent one mile north of the Saxon village of Cratendune, an act that later ensured her elevation to Saint Etheldreda. However, Ely dates back much further as recent Archælogical excavations have unearthed Roman graves and the discovery of the remnants of Iron Age Round Houses imply truly ancient peoples had built farms & communities at the edge of Ely's un-natural hill...