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A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle Architectural history ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE CASTLE The castle of Windsor appears first in history in the Domesday Survey in connexion with the manor of Clewer, which was held of the king by Ralf son of Seifrid, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… German) WINESTEAD ( St. German), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York, 9 miles … is large, and possesses a considerable and increasing trade in the weaving of stockings, for which about 200 frames …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WISBECH ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 3 miles (N. W.) from the town of … baths. About a century since, the principal articles of trade were, oil, for the preparation of which there were …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Each is therefore partly in Norfolk and partly in the Isle of Ely. 1 In the Middle Ages they were collectively known as … Together they stretch about 4 miles along the old course of the Nene, and are locally considered, probably with truth, … Lamb charities and were distributed at Christmas. 101 The balance of population in Upwell has always been slightly in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charters of incorporation CHARTERS OF INCORPORATION Borough of Wisbech Azure represntations of … 1 s. 11½ d., and bonded debt to £1,980. To redress the balance 'wise frugality' was proposed, together with a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Epidemics, sanitation EPIDEMICS, SANITATION The origin of the weekly collection for the poor, mentioned above, seems to have been the outbreak of plague. In December 1584 a balance of 11 s. 6 d. was allowed to John Robynson …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… area comprised by south-east Holland and Norfolk west of the Ouse. It is situated on the Nene about 12 miles from its present outfall, 94 miles north of London and 40 from Cambridge by road. It is one of a … manors, has outstripped the Old Market as a centre of trade. By 1492 there were 115 tenants of the bishop in the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their son Aelfwin as a monk, gave the vill to the monastery of Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated … with the prosperity of 1251, is partly due to the blow to trade caused by the diversion of the Ouse to the Lynn …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… is held by prescription. In 1657 John Thurloe, as lord of the manor, was granted a fortnightly market at Wisbech by letters patent. 73 In the 1840's Wisbech was one of the largest if not actually the largest corn market in the … little used for this purpose, merchants preferring to trade in the street. From 1831 the building was let out for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… town from at least 1515-16 7 until 1836 when the liberty of the Isle of Ely was abolished. Assizes were held half-yearly, … after the first. The last meeting, held in 1780, showed a balance of £121 6 s. 5 d. 62 A Wisbech preservation society …