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The Environs of London
… WIMBLEDON. Name. It is not improbable that the name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. I have seen ancient records in which the name of Wimbaldus occurs. Dune in the Saxon language signifies a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. division of Somerset, 34 miles (E.) from … to have been in a flourishing condition; and a commercial guild was established in it, under royal protection, at least …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WISBECH ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 3 miles (N. W.) … the manor. The market-place is a spacious open area. The guild of the Holy Trinity, established in 1379, being found … foundation, the appointment of a master in 1446 by the guild of the Holy Trinity being still on record. Its original …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… on the Norfolk border between Wisbech and Outwell, is one of the larger parishes in the Isle. It was originally of the … Dawe at an annual rent of 4 s. 96 The possessions of the guild or chapel of the Holy Trinity next Stathedyke in … in the church in 1456. At the earlier date St. Katherine's Guild possessed twelve cows, given by members, which were let …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Leverington is a large parish and village on the northwest of Wisbech. 1 The lay-out-a frontage upon the Ouse (later the … Lane Field, Leverington, for the priest of St. John's Guild to pray for his soul. The guildhall, which occupied the … of the present school (see below), belonged to St. John's Guild. In 1525 a loft was added to it, and in 1529 it was let …
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, which in 1934 was increased by 551 acres from West Walton (Norf.), 1 is of the elongated shape usual in the marshland areas 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 … Together they stretch about 4 miles along the old course of the Nene, and are locally considered, probably with truth, … churchwardens, was in 1549 granted to William Warde. 47 A guild of St. John in Upwell was dissolved in 1547; its hall …
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 … 1350), Holy Cross (1385), and St. Giles (1386). Our Lady's Guild was remarkable in that its membership was strictly … a chaplaincy and got others to join them. In 1535 the guild's properties were valued at £4 13 s. 1 d. 58 It …
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 … of Ely. 57 Plan of St. Mary's Church There was in 1517 a guild of St. Mary Magdalen (the patron saint of the chapel) … year Thomas Kersey of March bequeathed 3 s. 4 d. to the guild. 58 The chapel of Corpus Christi at Murrow was founded …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charters of incorporation CHARTERS OF INCORPORATION Borough of Wisbech … and the use of a common seal. 47 They were to hold the guild property in socage, and were licensed to acquire … as they had been by the guardians and brethren of the guild. The last provision had important consequences. It …