[5] The first evidence of a Roman crucifixion in the UK was discovered in a burial in Fenstanton in 2017, when a skeleton of a man was found with a nail through his heel.

From his stronghold on the Isle of Ely Hereward led resistance against the Normans, causing King William I to assemble a force in Cambridge to deal with the problem.

The original Fenstanton bypass opened in early February 1965, as a single carriageway three-lane road, built by Cementation Company.

[9] This was improved when the Godmanchester to Bar Hill section, of the A604, was built by Sir Alfred McAlpine (Southern), opening in April 1981.

Fenstanton is part of the electoral division of The Hemingfords and Fen Stanton[16] and is represented on the county council by one councillor.

In the 18th century Lancelot "Capability" Brown, the famous landscape gardener, bought the Lordship of the Manor of Fenstanton and Hilton from the Earl of Northampton.

Notable antiquarian M. R. James wrote a ghost story entitled The Fenstanton Witch, which was not published till after his death.

The octagonal spire on the west tower dates from the 14th century, and the church is noted for its chancel, built by 14th-century rector William de Longthorne.

The six bells date from the 17th and 18th century, the latest being hung in 1981, a gift from The Howland Society in America, descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims mentioned above.