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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Newton NEWTON Newton is a village about 4 miles north of Wisbech, lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, … The Peterborough-Wisbech-Sutton Bridge branch of British Railways (formerly Midland and Great Northern Joint), which … over them. These contentions were upheld by the inclosure commissioners, who awarded Colvile 371 acres out of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Each is therefore partly in Norfolk and partly in the Isle of Ely. 1 In the Middle Ages they were collectively known as … was reopened in 1881 when by a scheme made by the Charity Commissioners in that year about half of the 69 arising … money to the poor, and the trustees were advised by the Commissioners to mend their ways. In 1864 50 were devoted to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Hundred Thorney THORNEY This large parish 1 is of a different type from the others in Wisbech hundred. Its nucleus is an island of gravel, not very perceptible except from the west, but … the orchards and market gardens which are such a feature of the Wisbech area are largely absent, 2 potatoes, cereals, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 miles north of Wisbech. The Shire Drain divides it on the north and west … of Sewers held at Wisbech on 20 September 1632. The Commissioners enacted that the fens in question should be … is now carried out by the Tydd and Newton Drainage Commissioners, appointed under an Act of 1773, 15 whose …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech St. Mary WISBECH ST. MARY Wisbech St. Mary, one of the larger parishes of the Isle, covers an area of some … to Richard Bendish. 13 The survey of the parliamentary commissioners (1650) shows rents of £4 10 s. 8 d. and … the lordship was vested in the Ecclesiastical (now Church) Commissioners as representing the dean and chapter. 21 During …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Bridges BRIDGES The first mention of the bridge over the Well Stream is in 1317, when in the settlement of a dispute between Bishop Hotham and Sir Geoffrey de … 183. Corp. Rec. ii, 194; iv, 12 a. Ibid. ii, 153. The Commissioners of Sewers ordered the Bishop of Ely to defray …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charities CHARITIES 68 The charities of Wisbech are very considerable, as is the case with most … to redeem the land tax on their estates in general. The Commissioners of 1837 questioned the validity of this sale, … for the benefit of the churchgoing poor, and was when the Commissioners reported given to five widows in 20 s. clothing …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charters of incorporation CHARTERS OF INCORPORATION Borough of Wisbech … than £3,000. The paving was to be undertaken by special Commissioners, the remainder of the improvements under the direction of the capital burgesses. The Commissioners of 1834 reported very favourably on the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at 20 s. The Walpol fee, now held by another Henry, son of Osbert de Walpol, had also been reduced to 1/12 though the rent of the tenant's 120 acres had in 1251 been increased to 12 s. … In 13023 Osbert de Longchamp was associated with John son of Osbert de Denever in holding of a fee in Wisbech of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Guild of the holy trinity GUILD OF THE HOLY TRINITY The Guild of the Holy Trinity was much … spekyng ageyn us'. 39 The answers to the articles of the Commissioners for the dissolution show the guild in a …