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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 360 ewes and 240 wethers and hoggets. 66 In spite of the floods, the number of tenants increased between 1221 and … rents were only £28 10 s. a year and further damage from floods, in some cases from upland waters, is recorded. The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… all. The silting of the river also resulted in disastrous floods, the upland water not being able to get away to sea. Such floods occurred in 1763, 1765, 1767, and 1770. 19 In the face …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in Wisbech, Elm, Outwell, and Upwell had been drowned by floods. 79 In answer to this petition the town received £170 …