Henry I granted the first annual Fair, Saint Audrey's (Etheldreda's) seven-day event, to the abbot and convent on 10 October 1189; the word "tawdry" originates from cheap lace sold at this fair.
Med Elyjem in Cambridge je od leta 1753 obstajala povezava, ki je bila izboljšana leta 1769 cestninska cesta.