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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the rest pasture, sand-hills, &c. It is situated on the sea-coast, and about 200 persons are employed in a fishery. … containing 273 inhabitants. It is about a mile from the sea-coast, and comprises 2281 a. 4 p. The living is a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Peter and St. Paul) WISBECH ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a sea-port, borough, market-town, and parish, and the head of a … the castle, was destroyed in 1236, by an inundation of the sea, but it was soon afterwards restored; and the castle … some time erected, in which are hot, cold, and sea-water baths. About a century since, the principal articles of trade …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… upland counties, and the landward counterpart to the old sea bank on the east side of Leverington. Fendyke protected …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… no doubt due to early reclamation followed by the great sea flood of 1236. As at Wisbech, the 1251 cartulary showns …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Leverington Hall, stands on a ridge just inside the old sea wall. There is ribbon development along the new main road … been dug up in the vicinity of this creek, just under the sea wall. A great development of small holdings took place in … piece, Northale, was overflowed and laid waste by the sea. The lord had the usual manorial perquisites, including, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… on the 'North side', Newton was protected from the sea by the ancient sea bank. 4a By inquisition taken in 1437, a jury found that … below the Bank from Fitton Gold Gate to the Chapel on the Sea (3 a. o r. 28 p.). The marsh was first ploughed in 1667 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… except from the west, but rising to 25 ft. above sea-level, or some 15 to 20 ft. above the surrounding fen. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… meaning such parts of the banks of a watercourse or sea beach as were used for a regular landing-place for men or … Staithe in Wisbech (now called Staithe Road) on the old sea bank. Here, at Tydd, was the outlet to the sea of the old Nene or Sluice Drain or Elloe River-the last …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Walsoken and Wisbech, where the road from Lynn along the sea bank crossed the Well Stream. The writer is indebted to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… poor. The bishop was made Visitor of the Corporation. The sea shores, banks and streams were to be maintained by the …