Archaeological evidence has been found of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements in the area, and Chatteris possesses what has been interpreted as the only upstanding Neolithic boundaries in Fenland.
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16 Facts About Chatteris
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Chatteris is a market town and has possessed this designation since 1834, although an earlier market existed in the town, which was discontinued due to poor roads in 1808.
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Chatteris is a key turning point on the A141 road and the starting point of the A142 road to Ely and Suffolk .
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Chatteris is sited in particularly fertile agricultural land, and as such, the town's local economy is largely based on this industry.
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Rustler Produce Ltd, based in Chatteris, is another major player in this industry, and a number of smaller vegetable producers and processors operate in the Chatteris area.
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Chatteris was established in the town in the late 19th century and over the years has manufactured diamond mining equipment and overhead cranes.
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Chatteris is part of the Avingtrans Group and specialises in creating engineered products for the oil, gas, nuclear and medical industries.
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Since 2011 diversity in Chatteris has increased slightly and all ethnic groups have increased in size except for "Other" but this is likely due to the addition of "Mixed" as an option in the 2011 census.
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The majority of the population of Chatteris was born within the UK.
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Chatteris is serviced by George Clare GP Surgery and The Hollies Dental Practice.
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Town's football club, Chatteris Town, was founded in 1920 and currently play in the Kershaw Premier Division of the Cambridgeshire Football Association County League.
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Chatteris CC won the St Ivo Midweek League in 2008 and 2009 going both seasons unbeaten.
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Chatteris has a Scout club, an Army Cadet Force and a youth football team.
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Chatteris has morning and evening Women's Institutes, which both meet at the King Edward Centre, and a Rotary Club which meet at the local fire station.
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Since 2012 Chatteris has a branch of the University of the Third Age which caters for people no longer in full time employment, with a talk every month at the general meeting held at the King Edward Centre, plus over 20 interest groups of various kinds, and a number of trips and theatre visits are provided during the year.
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Chatteris in Bloom is a charity responsible for entering the town in to the annual "Anglia in Bloom" competition.
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