History:
- derived from the Saxon word 'Huntedunscire' meaning Hunter's Down-shire. It was well adapted to the sport of hunting and the county was one continual forest.
- Kimbolton Castle, in this county, is the place where Katherine, the divorced wife of Henry VIII, ended her days in peaceful retirement.
Population: Census 1821: 48,771
1831: 53,149
Today: 59,491
