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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, which in 1934 was increased by 551 acres from West Walton (Norf.), 1 is of the elongated shape usual in the marshland areas of the Isle and Holland, stretching … from all claims of the Bishop of Ely and the inhabitants or others claiming under them. The remaining part of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Castle CASTLE The castle, not mentioned in Domesday Book, is traditionally said to have been first … but the original headquarters of the episcopal estate in Wisbech, from which the manor ultimately took its name, … of 20 marks yearly and robes for himself and his deputy, or 40 s. in lieu, 40,000 turves, 12 cartloads of hay, and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and July sessions for the Isle are held here, those in April and October at Ely. 9 The Shire Hall on the east side of the Market Place was pulled down in 1810; it was replaced by the existing Sessions House and … persons afflicted with palsy, rheumatism, gout, blindness, or any other complaint which might render them objects of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating Roman Catholic … guarded and manacled, 62 but some remained at Wisbech four or five years later. William Chester, constable of the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… WISTOW Wistow lies seven miles south-east of Leicester in the valley of the River Sence. Since 1936 it has included … a. The history of Newton Harcourt is treated separately in this article. The parish lies for the most part on the … and was 50 in 1931. 14 Wistow Hall, which may be built on or near the site of the earlier medieval house, retains the …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham was an early feoffment by one of the lords of Beetham in the twelfth century. Henry de Bethum (125156), also named … of Henry de Midhop, was living in 1290. The Chartulary or Coucher Book of Furness Abbey records his arms as: Ermine, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the … the period some 3540 per cent of recorded trades in the borough were associated with the cloth industry, with … as well as more obvious rivals such as Burford, Bicester, or Abingdon (then Berks.). Even by the 1540s and 1550s, when …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WITNEY, c. 18001900 During the 19th century Witney was … a tenth of the working population in 1851 were farmers or agricultural labourers, with another 3 per cent engaged in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… To 1660 A school run presumably by local clergy existed in the early or mid 14th century, when Roger of Standlake, one of a … about 1375, though his surname was probably hereditary. 2 In the early 16th century a chantry priest evidently taught …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials In the 1640s Witney was described as a stone-built town, 2 … manorial and (possibly) town quarries were recorded in 1479. 5 The master mason Thomas of Witney, who worked at … gable to the street, perhaps of the late 15th or early 16th century. No. 49 Market Square is a …