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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was established. 2 The parish consists in effect of the fen end of Leverington; it has no separate manorial history, … in the Parts of Holland. About 1,000 acres in Inkerson Fen and its neighbourhood were transferred from Holland to … one Thomas Flower, the owner of 24 acres in Wisbech High Fen. 5 Further breaches occurred in 1570 6 and in 1770. At …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Bishop of Ely, together with other land in Elm and Needham Fen. 54 Peyton's son, also Sir John, died in 1635, 55 and the … manor of Wisbech Barton. He also held land called Vernons Fen, a messuage, and Need hams Field. The association of … to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Cheyne of Fen Ditton, c. 15305. 77 In the latter half of the 17th …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… by the 'Roman Bank', and a landward extension into the fen-was originally the same as in the other Marshland … has been considerably modified. In the first place, the fen portion of the ancient parish, containing Parson Drove … Thummins, Margerie's Croft, Farthing Field, Outnewlands, Fen Croft, Church Croft, Paps Field or Hill Croft, Seafield, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… village to peat on clay at the extreme western end in the fen. With an area of about 6 square miles it is smaller than … that there were then 518 acres in the Marsh and 818 in the Fen held by 10 and 11 owners respectively. 10 In 1744 John Lumpkin made a terrier of Newton Fen 'as it lyes now, since it has been drain'd and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1801 to 1,019 in 1921, a very large increase even for a fen village; there was a slight decrease in 1931. It is well … of Outwell had a house and 10 acres of land in the fen, which were let in 1835 for 19 10 s. The money was … the blacksmith's forge, and 3 acres in Adcock's Hill, High Fen. In 1837 the rents arising from these two properties …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… sea-level, or some 15 to 20 ft. above the surrounding fen. Reclamation has proceeded outwards from this nucleus, … narrow frontages to the Bank and long extensions into the fen. Since, moreover, Thorney is on peat and not on silt fen, the orchards and market gardens which are such a feature …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Howlett, whose relict now possesses it. Park House, in the Fen, was built by the Traffords and, together with a … Quaney Field; Fengate Field; Thridding or Treading Field; Fen Lane or Gitt Field; Shoffendyke or Shoddyk Field. 12 East … proprietors and commoners of the 3,000 or so acres of fen land in these parishes determined upon their recovery. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… along the Nene bank and the droves across Wisbech High Fen in the west. In spite of the dispersed settlement … main road from Peterborough to Wisbech (A 47) crosses the fen in its course from Thorney to Guyhirn, and leaves the … consisted of 20 acres of old inclosure and 300 acres of fen, Mrs. Susan Pepys paid the beneficial rent of £14 13 s. 4 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… increased in 1666, when, on the inclosure of Wisbech High Fen, 8 acres were allotted in respect of the inn; this piece … to £17 10 s. Richard Royce gave 16 acres in Wisbech High Fen for the same purpose; the rent in 1837 was £12. Alice …