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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 nodal point for the whole marshland area comprised by … house, with 48 acres of land, was given to the National Trust by the Hon. Alexandrina Peckover, the last member of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their son Aelfwin as a … of Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated at 10 hides, of which 1 hide and 1 virgate with 2 … of 1 s. 9 d. The Revd. Charles Gretton of Springfield (Essex) held 600 acres in the High Fen for £11 5 s., the low …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… remained a quarter-sessions town ever since; the January and July sessions for the Isle are held here, those in April and October at Ely. 9 The Shire Hall on the east side of the … society called the Wisbech Society and Preservation Trust Ltd. was founded in 1938. 63 The earliest Plea Roll …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… daughter Alice for life, his grandson Edward in tail male, and to the right heirs of his younger son Nicholas. 39 In 1581 it was passed by Thomas Gray and Joan his wife to Henry Stapleton of Rempstone (Notts.), … in 1779 bequeathed it to William Wills of East Ham in trust for his wife Mary for her life, then to Christopher …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… St Michael Bassishaw Ward Basinghill Date 1599 Savoy, Middlesex Date pre-1599 College membership Date became … hearings 28 June 1570 Entry 'On 28 June the President and censors decided that Gregory Wisdam should pay a fine of £6 if Hector Nones could prove the charge of wicked and ignorant conduct in administering a clyster to a certain …
A History of the County of Sussex
… WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and 1½ miles wide at … route was closed to traffic. 30 The new road was a turnpike between 1810 and 1877; 31 a toll-house near the … granted by the Crown in 1622 to Lionel Cranfield, earl of Middlesex, 82 who conveyed it in 1634 to John Tufton, earl of …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… time was 10s. 2 In Wiseton were four bovats of land and an half, which anciently were wont to yield 10s. which … John, gave to one William le Harper paying 15d. per annum, and his heirs continued to hold it. 3 The jury, in 3 E: 3, … by the river Idle, which divides it from Mattersey. The turnpike road from Bawtry to Gainsborough, goes over the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a parish, in the hundred of South Witchford, union and Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 5 miles (W.) from Ely, … the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and appropriators, the Chapter of Ely. There is a place of … head of a union, in the hundred of Witham, N. division of Essex, 8 miles (N. E. by E.) from Chelmsford, and 37 (N. E. …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at … rector of the church of Escrik, and Henry Randoffe in trust. The manor of Methopp with Ulvay, worth 10 marks …
A History of the County of Oxford
… FOR THE POOR Almshouses The Church Green Almshouse and Town Feoffees By 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and garden on the site of Nos. 2838 Church Green north of the … charity. Charitable property in the town was still held in trust by the town feoffees, who distributed the income among …