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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Winwick 94. WINWICK (B.c.). (O.S. 6 in. XII N.E.) Winwick is a parish and village 8 m. N. of … are covered with tiles, lead and stone slates. The re-set S. doorway is evidence of a 12th-century church which has … re-built about the middle of the 13th century with the S. arcade and South Aisle. About 132030 the North Aisle and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place … the Old Nene at Outwell, and thence to the Ouse at Salter's Lode Sluice, opening a way to Norfolk and Suffolk. An act … the living of Wisbech St. Mary annexed, valued in the king's books at 26. 13. 4.; patron, the Bishop of Ely; …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the inclusion (from Wisbech Borough) of the hamlet of Ring's End, on the Nene opposite Guyhirn. Although it is … in 1251 it was held by Giles de Wechesham. The Mareis tenement remained constant at fee, as had that of Robert de … At the later date the total rents amounted to 45 5 s. 6 d. 18 As usual in the 14th century, a decline in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 acres. Before this time various creeks, such as Carlton's Creek, 5 penetrated a long way inland and allowed the … In Leverington: the Marsh, Spitalfield, Thummins, Margerie's Croft, Farthing Field, Outnewlands, Fen Croft, Church … in 1251 9 at the same rents by the prior. These were the tenement of Walter son of Walter (120 acres) who held by a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… electricity transmission line from Peterborough to King's Lynn. In 1839, out of a total of 2,771 acres of land in the … of 5 acres for each commonable house. Every tenant had 1 s. for each lot added to his quit-rent. The allotments … by Henry Dereham in 1635 (see Tydd St. Giles) and Lumpkin's words suggest that there had taken place in Newton after …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through these and neighbouring parishes. Such are Popham's Eau, an early 17thcentury cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east … status. There were also 9 bordars. The extent of Hermer's tenement was 2 ploughlands and 15 acres, with 2 ploughs, …
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
… a corporate borough for the first time, cost £260 10 s. 10 d. 46 The burgesses were given the right of perpetual … A schoolmaster was to be provided at a salary of £12 8 s., and an annual distribution of £3 15 s. was to be made to the poor. The bishop was made Visitor of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… belonging thereto, and also 240 acres at a money rent (20 s.). Henry de Walpol held 80 acres with 4 messuages, as 1 fee, and 120 acres for 10 s. 4 d. Robert de Haustede held 94 acres and 3 cottages as 1 … mark rent to the pittancer of Ely monastery, 5 and of a tenement and lands in Guyhirn from Reynold Serewynd of …