The Gallows can be found in the old county of Huntingdonshire which is associated throughout the centuries with many famous people and places.

Fenstanton's great claim to fame is that the landscape gardener, Capability Brown was the Lord of the Manor. He bought the manor from from the Earl of Nottingham, and was buried here in the village churchyard when he died in 1783.

Fenstanton retains many buildings of the Georgian period, including the clock tower which started out as the village lock-up.

The old Roman road 'Via Devanna' ran past the front door of The Gallows and would have seen many travellers on their way to St.Ives.

Oliver Cromwell was born and educated in Huntingdon and many personal relics owned by him are on view at the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon. Nearby Hitchinbrooke House was the former Cromwell home.

A few miles from Fenstanton is Buckden. Queen Katherine of Aragon was imprisoned in Buckden Towers before being taken to nearby Kimbolton Castle.

There is a famous 15th Century bridge at St.Ives, a watermilll at Houghton (which is preserved by the National Trust) and is open to the public. At Hemmingford Grey there is a manor house which is reputed to be the oldest inhabited house in England.

Fenstanton is close to Peterborough, Cambridge with its many colleges, Ely with its picturesque cathedral and also the racecourses at Huntingdon and Newmarket.