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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Tydd, has been known since the 17th century as Lady Nunn's Old Eau, from the wife of a 14th-century Tydd landowner. 1 … it possesses nearly a score of variants. 'St. Mary's Tyd', which constantly recurs, might perhaps account for the appearance of the initial 'S' in Stith, which is a rare form; this would negative the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parishes of the Isle. The tradition that St. Mary's church was the mother church of Wisbech is rendered … ones at Tholomas Drove on the road between St. Mary's and Guyhirn and at Thorney Toll on the extreme western … Guyhirn to Wisbech through Tholomas Drove and St. Mary's. This was formerly the main road from Peterborough and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… respect of the inn; this piece of land was let at £10 15 s. in 1851. In 1802 the Corporation sold the inn for £1,615 … so that after that date the Corporation paid over to Crane's charity the amount of tax redeemed from the income of their … £396, of which £180 was in that year (which was Wisbech's 'turn') lent to 9 persons, £16 given to 18 persons in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… from fires. 55 In 1558 William Styrmin was paid 40 s. for his charges laid out after a fire in the Old Market. … of the rest'. 57 After this it was resolved that the town's fire equipment should consist of 24 leather buckets, 3 large ladders, and 3 'cromes' with 14-yard ropes fastened to the chains. Another serious fire …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… In 1389 there were six guilds in Wisbech. St. Peter's, dating from 1327, was the oldest, the remainder, with the … during the five years of its existence amounted to £80 6 s. 90 All these guilds (Holy Trinity, St. Peter, St. John … John Baptist are mentioned in wills of 1495. 92 St. Martin's Chantry lay on the North Brink adjoining White Hall. 93 The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… St. Mary). The fact that the three obtained £1, 15 s., and 10 s. respectively in a division of certain charitable funds in … obsolete since the reform of the corporation in the 1830's, but the names Castle, Timber Market, and South Brink have …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when the flow of water was improved by cutting Moreton's Leam. Bishop West spent £200 on a new sluice, which was … the Nene for 7 miles downstream from Wisbech to Peter's Point. This would have given a 5-foot fall, but the … £150 in demolishing a bank that was part of Kinderley's improvements (1726). 17 By 1751 it was possible in a dry …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1181 and 1204, were presumably his descendants. 54 William's son Henry 55 had apparently succeeded by 1210, 56 and was … c. 1230. 57 Another William of Wiston, apparently Henry's son, is recorded in 1238, 58 and held 4 fees in Wiston and … in basic skills, with its own brickyard, timber yard, and carpenter's shop. 22 The proportion of parishioners …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… years ago, and became the residence of the present owner's father Richard Acklom, esq: in 1719, (who was, it is … a captain in the army, on half pay. It appears by Noble's pedigree, that Mr. Acklom's lady is a descendent from Oliver Crumwell; by whom Mr. A. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Wistow 95. WISTOW (D.c.). (O.S. 6 in. (a)XIV N.E., (b)XIV S.E.) Wistow is a parish and village 3 m. S.S.W. of Ramsey. The church, bridge and Limetree Farm are …