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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Skipton, E. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York, 7 miles (N. W. by N.) from … inhabitants. It is situated on the east side of the Aire, and intersected by a tributary of that river. There is a … mansion, is surrounded by extensive grounds and beautiful plantations. Here is a station of the Nottingham and Lincoln …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WISBECH ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 3 … baths. About a century since, the principal articles of trade were, oil, for the preparation of which there were … feet; it commands most extensive views, and its beautiful plantations render it conspicuous from distant parts. Wiston …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Introduction WISBECH Wisbech is the largest and only corporate town in the Isle, and the nodal point for … manors, has outstripped the Old Market as a centre of trade. By 1492 there were 115 tenants of the bishop in the … and was due no doubt to the damage done by railways to the trade of the port. For the next generation the population of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their son Aelfwin as a … of Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated at 10 hides, of which 1 hide and 1 virgate with 2 … 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
… Wisbech Markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS The market is held by prescription. In 1657 John … 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
… OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of the Ouse and Nene, by Wisbech, had been diverted along Well Creek into … of 3 to 12 tons. They were used for the corn and coal trade by 7 owners employing 12 watermen. 5 In 1576 there was … was made, by constructing a 2½-mile cut. 13 In 1680 the trade of Wisbech had increased sufficiently for the port to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… is now the commercial centre of the southern marshland, and the title 'Capital of the Fens', sometimes given to the … No record of the grant of a market has been found, and this, taken together with the evidence adduced above, 63 … any people in the town', it was said, 'but what are in trade; even Sir Philip Vavasor 69 is a merchant, and trades …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and 1½ miles wide at its widest point. The ancient parish … of Ashington parish which lay entirely within Wiston and comprised 256 a., was added to it between 1882 and 1891. …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… time was 10s. 2 In Wiseton were four bovats of land and an half, which anciently were wont to yield 10s. which … John, gave to one William le Harper paying 15d. per annum, and his heirs continued to hold it. 3 The jury, in 3 E: 3, … and are highly creditable to the taste of the owner. Plantations and groupes of trees scattered here and there, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a parish, in the hundred of South Witchford, union and Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 5 miles (W.) from Ely, … the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and appropriators, the Chapter of Ely. There is a place of … are arable, 3441 pasture, and upwards of 1000 woodland and plantations. The subsoil is in general a blue or whitish …