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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, … that in 1086 there may have been some 65 to 70 families, or about 300 to 350 persons, in Wisbech manor. It must be …
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 … persons afflicted with palsy, rheumatism, gout, blindness, or any other complaint which might render them objects of … of the castle estate. 57 It was used by companies from Lincoln and Norwich for about fifty years, and also for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating Roman Catholic prisoners from various jails … October the first eight priests, of whom Bishop Watson of Lincoln and Abbot Feckenham of Westminster were the … guarded and manacled, 62 but some remained at Wisbech four or five years later. William Chester, constable of the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Wigston, Wiston WIGSTON, WISTON. In Wiseton of the kings Soc of Oswaldebek belonging to Maunsfeild also, … were granted to sir Anthony Nevill with the site of that monastery by king H. 8. The priory of Wirkesop had lands … The seat of Jonathan Acklom, esq: was formerly the seat or mansion of the Nelthorp family. 8 Since, the old house has …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Wistow WISTOW Wistow lies seven miles south-east of Leicester in the valley of the River Sence. Since 1936 it … and was 50 in 1931. 14 Wistow Hall, which may be built on or near the site of the earlier medieval house, retains the … in 1436 at only £10. 86 In 1524 the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln acknowledged a payment of 3 s. 4 d. as the annual …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Martin) WITCHAM ( St. Martin), a parish, in the hundred of South Witchford, union and Isle of Ely, county of … of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. Remains exist of a monastery that was subordinate to the abbots of Crawford. … 3158 inhabitants. The original erection of the town, or at least of that part of it which is situated on Cheping …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham … of Henry de Midhop, was living in 1290. The Chartulary or Coucher Book of Furness Abbey records his arms as: Ermine, … etc. At which quinzaine of St. Michael before the king at Lincoln came Richard de Roos and Joan by their said attorney …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Uvell) WITHIEL ( St. Uvell), a parish, in the union of Bodmin, E. division of the hundred of Pyder and of the … The parish comprises 2740 acres, of which 370 are common or waste. It anciently belonged to the priory at Bodmin, of … to the Conquest, and was one of the manors given to the monastery of St. Swithin at Winchester, in the reign of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and garden on the site of Nos. 2838 Church Green north of the rectory house, … trustees, but not directly administering charities or keeping accounts. Two houses on the site of No. 45 Corn … farmer Richard Ashcombe in 1606, and by Henry Heylin of Minster Lovell in 1695. Others comprised rent charges, and a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century bishops of Winchester had secured wide-ranging liberties within their … freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to distrain and to receive fines … the opening in 1937 of Worsham waterworks and reservoir in Minster Lovell parish, which served much of the rural …