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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… diversion of the Ouse, however, to its present course in c. 1300 and the cutting of Moreton's Leam in 1478 have … where the railway-opened in 1866-was again a factor; ( c) the development along Lynn Road and in the streets leading … Bp. Alcock's Terrier (Peckover MSS., Wisb. Mus.). R. W. L. Melbourne, 'The Function of Wisbech in relation to its …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… MANORS The first authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their … boundary of the Peterborough abbey lands, is doubtful. V.C.H. Cambs. i, 369-71, 381. For history of this manor, and … earlier one, as it shows Thorney Abbey standing complete. C 54/3678, m. 29. Gardiner, Hist. Wisb. (1898), p. 14. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Ely is of 7 Hen. VIII (A. Gibbons, Ely Episc. Rec. 116). V.C.H. Cambs. iv. Kelly, Dir. Cambs. (1933). A significant … Craddock, Hist. Wisb. 425-6. 2 nd Rep. Commrs. Prisons [C. 2442], 28, H.C. (1878-9) xxxiv. Its site is still visible in the blocks of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Stream was canalized under an Act of 1794 (34 Geo. III c. xcii). In the early 19th century it carried some traffic … Darby, Medieval Fenland, 96, 98-99; Cal. Pat. 1321-4, 386. L. & P. Hen. VIII, ii, no. 1733; iii, no. 3476. Fenland N. & … 10 Apr. 1940 (describing the start of the scheme). R. W. L. Melbourne, 'The Function of Wisbech in relation to its …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… birth. James Hill, who was prominent in local affairs c. 1800-25 and was the father of Octavia Hill, was a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… hand survived as such until the mid 20th century. Between c. 1795 and c. 1835 18 it was enlarged on the east and south … Wiston MS. 5591. K.A.O., U 269/E 272/1. Painting of ho., c. 1640, penes Mr. Goring; Viscountess Wolseley, Suss. … edns.). S.C.M. xxv. 555. Nairn & Pevsner, Suss. 384. B.L. Add. MS. 5673, f. 34; Viscountess Wolseley, Suss. in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… below, Crawley; Curbridge; Hailey. Above, manor (manor ho.). Below, Crawley, Curbridge, and Hailey, econ. hist. Bury … (1985), 76; Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 1502; PRO, HO 107/1731 (Hailey census, s.v. Woodgreen); Sale Cat., … of Merryfield farm Sept. 1776. Witney Ct. Bks. pp. l, lxxxviii; above, intro. (origins and devpt). Rep. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by 20-year leases to William Wady the younger (ending c. 1499), and to Richard Hill (ending c. 1524). 16 In 1524 … the mill was vacant. It was taken over before 1887 by A. L. Leigh, a corn dealer at No. 34 Market Place, who until at … in Witney Gaz. 11 Dec. 1964. Blenheim Mun. E/P/58. PRO, HO 107/872; ibid. RG 9/906. Ibid. RG 10/1452; Harrod's Dir. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Bailey's Brit. Dir. (1784); Univ. Brit. Dir. iv [ c. 1790], 8069. Witney Ct. Bks. pp. livlv; above, intro. … cf. Acts of Court of the Mercers' Co. 14531527 (1936), ed. L. Lyell and F. D. Watney, 69, 122, 165, 22934, 3467, 433, … B1/BC/A/9; Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 378. PRO, HO 42/51, no. 390; above, intro. (social life: 15501800, town …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history: the industrial revolution in Witney c.1800-1900 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WITNEY, c. 18001900 … (12 per cent including shoemakers and glovers): PRO, HO 107/1731; below. A. M. Taylor, Gilletts, Bankers at … 20; memorials in St Mary's and Holy Trinity churches. W. L. Parry-Jones, Trade in Lunacy (1972), 12863; ORO, MS dd …