Ely Cathedral

Queen Etheldreda (d679) was foundress and abbess of Ely. She restored an old church and built her monastery here. After its restoration in 970 by Ethelwold it became the richest abbey in England except for Glastonbury.
Etheldreda died around 680 from a tumour on the neck, reputedly as a divine punishment for wearing necklaces in her younger days; in reality it was the result of plague. Etheldreda's shrine visited by vast numbers of medieval pilgrims.

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Other nearby buildings

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St Andrew

There are strong echoes of the famous octagon of nearby Ely Cathedral in the silhouette of St Andrew's, proudly set on its ridge and visible for miles across the Fens.

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All Saints

The first known reference to the village is in 1070 as Stantona, an enclosed settlement of stoney ground. The Doomsday Book of 1086 refers to Stantune and the name Longstanton was in use in 1282.

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St Leonard

This archetypal medieval church is set in the heart of the village. It abuts a clearly later square tower (1633) topped by a good spire and on the south side a chapel, refashioned in 1621, juts into the churchyard.