Search
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It comprises 3383 acres, of which 1800 are common or waste: the village is large, and the houses are well built … is one belonging to Sir John Gerard, Bart. On the cornice or upper part of the south wall is an inscription in ancient … then belonged, sent hence to Guthlac, patron saint of Croyland Abbey, a leaden coffin; and in 835, Kenwara, another …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at Elm who held by military service. Richard de Argentem or Argentan held 1 fee; Roger Mareis and Robert de Banstede ( … Thomas Jennings and Edward Forth. 89 The Abbot of Crowland (Lines.) had two free tenants in Elm in 121012, John and Ralph de Croyland, each of whom held 30 acres and a fishery for 30 s. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… from the west, but rising to 25 ft. above sea-level, or some 15 to 20 ft. above the surrounding fen. Reclamation … to Wisbech (A 47) is crossed by that from Whittlesey to Crowland (B 1040), somewhat west of the centre of the parish. … in the north-west corner of the parish on the road to Crowland, dates from the 15th century; it is now headless. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and South Brink (Wisbech St. Peter) and Murrow or North Brink (Wisbech St. Mary). The fact that the three … resorts. There are secondary roads to Parson Drove and Crowland (B 1169), March via Elm and Friday Bridge (B 1101), … however, contain features which may be dated to 1714 or earlier. 46 No. 8 Bridge Street; Nos. 6 to 8 Yorke Row …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to the Abbot of Ramsey, 3 rendered 4,000 to the Abbot of Crowland and 6 rendered 3,500 and 5 s. to William de Warenne. … that in 1086 there may have been some 65 to 70 families, or about 300 to 350 persons, in Wisbech manor. It must be … as far as Wryde in Thorney, stretched the great Heye or High Fen, common to the vills of Wisbech, Leverington, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 'give us Wren, that damned Bishopp Ely, wee will have him or else fyer the town and cutt the throats of all the … forces garrisoned locally took part in the siege of Crowland (1643), for which the capital burgesses granted them … Dodson borrowed £100 from the burgesses to raise the Crowland force, which he commanded. This sum was still …