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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Tydd St. Giles TYDD ST. GILES Tydd St. Giles, the northernmost parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 … of Tydd St. Mary in Lincolnshire. This stream has shrunk to a shadow of its former self but is an important boundary, … of Sewers held at Wisbech on 20 September 1632. The Commissioners enacted that the fens in question should be …
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 … 1 on the left (north-west) bank of the Nene. It appears to have emerged from Wisbech (St. Peter) in 1109 when Wisbech … to Richard Bendish. 13 The survey of the parliamentary commissioners (1650) shows rents of £4 10 s. 8 d. and …
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 … erected by the latter at his end of the bridge are alluded to. 55 Grants of pontage were made to the bishop in 1327, … 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 … Inn) with its shops, oil mills, and other appurtenances to the capital burgesses, with proviso that half the rents … to redeem the land tax on their estates in general. The Commissioners of 1837 questioned the validity of this sale, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… or standing within a double canopy or. (Granted 1929.) The charter of 1549, 45 making Wisbech a corporate borough … succession and the use of a common seal. 47 They were to hold the guild property in socage, and were licensed to … than £3,000. The paving was to be undertaken by special Commissioners, the remainder of the improvements under the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Fees FEES In 1221 the tenants by military service were as follows: William de … the assessments had in most cases been reduced owing to flood damage. The Longchamp fee had been reduced to1/12 … 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 …
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 … was the direct ancestor of the Corporation. It is reputed to have originated in 1379, the year of the earliest … spekyng ageyn us'. 39 The answers to the articles of the Commissioners for the dissolution show the guild in a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Introduction WISBECH Wisbech is the largest and only corporate town in the Isle, and the … road. It is one of a series of settlements spaced at two- to three-mile intervals along the landward side of the 'Roman … handsome' and re marked the export of corn. 44 In 1837 the Commissioners on the Boundaries of Municipal Corporations …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Manors MANORS The first authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when … Restoration it was returned to the bishops, and the Church Commissioners are now lords. In a survey of the manor made in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was an assize town from at least 1515-16 7 until 1836 when the liberty of the Isle of Ely was abolished. Assizes were … second meeting of the County Council (21 February 1889) 17 to hold meetings at March, Wisbech, and Ely in rotation, was … was purchased by the Corporation from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for £2,400 and laid out as a public park. 40 …