Naming of the estate turned out to be the least of the multifarious issues that faced HCLT.
Initially it was to be called West End Gardens but the district council felt it sounded too similar to the existing road West End which lies adjacent.
The trustees suggested an alternative, Ovins Rise, that was accepted. The name refers to Ovin, who is believed to have been the steward of Etheldreda, the East Anglian Queen who lived from 636-679AD.
A dash of luxury inside the first community land trust home at Haddenham
- Credit: HCLT
A stone plinth called Ovins Stone is in Ely Cathedral but was originally found in Aldreth; a replica can be found in Haddenham churchyard.