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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… side of the Aire, and intersected by a tributary of that river. There is a place of worship for Independents. … a bold acclivity on the south side of the Humber, of which river and its northern bank pleasing views may be had, … township of Wintringham. This parish is situated on the river Derwent, and comprises 8480 acres, of which 5740 are in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Peterborough, "the lands from Ragwell, 5 miles to the main river that goeth to Elm and to Wisbece." In the Norman survey … Wysebeche. The name is supposed to be derived from the river Ouse, then called the Wise, and from the Saxon bec, … the Isle of Ely. The town is situated on both sides of the river now called the Nene, over which is a handsome stone …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… are not common. The village hall dates from 1921. 2 The River Nene formerly crossed the south of the parish … and the remainder to Guyhirn School across the river. 44 In 18467 there were four dame schools in Elm, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east boundary of Upwell), the main drainage channel, with the New Bedford River, of the southern fens; and the Middle Level Main Drain, … parishes. The important bridge over the New Bedford River was originally a suspension bridge. It was erected in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1934 adjusted to conform with the modern course of the River Nene. 2 The neighbouring parish on the south is … outlet to the sea of the old Nene or Sluice Drain or Elloe River-the last of which alternatives gave its name to the … (or Staithe) St. Mary on the Lincolnshire side of the river would have its counterpart on the Cambridgeshire side. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… being on Saturday (market day) (Oldham, MS. Hist. Wisb. River, 180 (Wisb. Mus.)). The Revd. Jeremiah Jackson attended …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… on the site of Barton Farm on the opposite side of the river. The earliest dated evidence of episcopal tenure of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… who held 40 acres in Bryggesfeld on the left bank of the river and had several subtenants, 1 and Thomas Hunston, who …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Railways. The former company proposed a new cut to the river and improved docks, but partly owing to the opposition … 'Wysbeck' on the other hand has now swollen into the main River Nene. The central part of the town, between the two … in very early times. It is on the left (west) bank of the river, and is not very far from the large moat at the north …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… authenticity of Wulfere's charter of 664, mentioning the river going to Elm and to Wisbech as the boundary of the …