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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when the flow of water was improved by cutting Moreton's Leam. Bishop West spent £200 on a new sluice, which was … the Nene for 7 miles downstream from Wisbech to Peter's Point. This would have given a 5-foot fall, but the … £150 in demolishing a bank that was part of Kinderley's improvements (1726). 17 By 1751 it was possible in a dry …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 28 miles (W.) from Somerton, and 155 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. This place is … Wiveliscombe in the Cathedral of Wells, valued in the king's books at 27. 0. 10.; net income, 300. The church is a very … a regular custom-house establishment, with a commodious quay, whence the noted Colchester oysters are shipped for the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Wivenhoe 98. WIVENHOE. (D.d.) (O.S. 6 in. xxxvii. N.W.) Wivenhoe is a parish and small town on the left bank of the Colne, 3 m. S.E. of Colchester. The church, Wivenhoe Hall and the house … moulded brackets. (8). House, on W. side of road, near the Quay, and 60 yards S.S.E. of the church. The E. gable has …
A History of the County of Essex
… third highest in Lexden hundred, 20 reflecting Wivenhoe's growth as a port whose develop- ment was linked with the … with most of the south of Wivenhoe being the lord's demesne except for a considerable amount of copyhold land … was packed and taken to a boat, presumably at Wivenhoe quay. 45 There is little evidence of the processing of wool …
A History of the County of Essex
… by c. 200 children; weekly fees ranged from 1 d. to 1 s. 97 Private schools were also recorded in 1844 and 1845. 98 … It was supported by voluntary contri- butions, children's pence, and the proceeds of the sale of girls' handwork. Two … Congre- gational church on the corner of West Street and Quay Street. The school closed in 1853 and re-opened in the …
A History of the County of Essex
… extend alongside the river, except on the site of the quay and early town where there is an outcrop of sand and … a post office by 1853, probably the one which was in Queen's Road in 1887, and a sub post office at Wivenhoe Cross by … settlement. 23 The place name, Wivenhoe, meaning Wifa's ridge or spur of land, 24 suggests early Anglo-Saxon …
A History of the County of Essex
… 12 to 16 jurors. Cases of animals trespassing on the lord's land, breach of the assize of ale, and of infringing the lord's rights of avesage, pannage, and larder were heard; … Electricity Board. 96 In 1862 some streets near the quay were lit by gas, financed by extra rates levied on the …
A History of the County of Essex
… was opened in 1847 on the corner of West Street and Quay Street. Designed by James Fenton in the Italian style … W. F. Tyler (1883-1927) a Band of Hope met, there were men's bible classes and prayer meetings, and the earlier … plan in 1837; there was preaching, apparently in a member's house, every Sunday afternoon and evening, and fort- …
A Dictionary of London
… See Mary (St.) Woolchurch. Wollewharf See Wool Quay. Wolsies Gate A water gate in the roparie, in parish of … of later time called Wolfes Lane, but now out of use (S. 42). "Wolsieslane "lay between the tenement of Sir John de … part stopped up and built on by the Chamberlain of London (S. 42). First mention: "Wolsiesgate," 1300 (Lib. Horn. fol. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Helmsley; containing 337 inhabitants. It comprises … WOMBOURN ( St. Benedict), a parish, in the union, and S. division of the hundred, of Seisdon, S. division of the county of Stafford, 4 miles (S. W. by S.) …