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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Upwell tramway opened in 1884. Since 1928 it has been used for goods only. There are two passenger stations in the parishColdham for Pear Tree Hill, on the MarchWisbech line (1847), and … Petworth's successor, for 65 representing this pension and arrears. Reynold denied that he had ever received tithes from …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… containing Parson Drove (q.v.), has been separated both for civil and ecclesiastical purposes, and the hamlet of … later ( c. 1210-12) William de Longchamp held 400 acres for 2 marks of the Prior of Ely. 7 This is probably the … held in 1344 by Sir John de Shardelow of the prior of Ely for 13 s. 4 d. yearly, 13 for the next definite mention is in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… they are absolutely continuous, so that it is impossible for a stranger to tell where one ends and the other begins. … 4 it conveyed passengers until 1928, and is still used for goods traffic. It forms an unusual feature in the … in 1481, 4 16 s. 4 d. in 1492, and 3 19 s. 1 d. in 1521. Arrears of rent were exceptionally high in the earlier rolls, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 3 Thorney is the only village in the Isle to have been for a long period the sole property of an occasionally … its neighbours. The Bedford family has earned a reputation for enlightened estate management, especially in the matter … of the total. This proportion was far above the average for rural districts of the size of Thorney, and slightly …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1679 to get contributions from Elm, Outwell, and Upwell for the repair of Wisbech bridge. 60 Finally, in 1739, John Addy, carpenter, undertook its upkeep for the Corporation for £18 a year exclusive of any damage caused by floods and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Grammar School, and half towards providing corn and firing for poor persons whom the capital burgesses should nominate. … at £10 15 s. in 1851. In 1802 the Corporation sold the inn for £1,615 to redeem the land tax on their estates in … year. This payment lapsed in 1808 but was recovered, with arrears, in 1833 through the efforts of William Watson, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… however, make it plain that the Guild had already existed for some time before. The guild was incorporated in 1453 at … head of the guild was the alderman, empowered to prosecute for debts, to make leases of guild property with the consent … services on the annual feast day and at memorial services for dead members. 5 He had one of the three keys of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and only corporate town in the Isle, and the nodal point for the whole marshland area comprised by south-east Holland … beyond Guyhirn, where the boundary marched with Whittlesey for a short distance. From at least 1610 the area was divided … in favour of Long Sutton and with a penalty of £500 for non-compliance, are copied into the concluding sheets of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… d. and 14,000 eels. Another fisherman produced 5,000 eels for the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, 8 fishermen rendered 5,260 … inside and outside around the castle, and the day's labour for repairing the park of Barton. The customaries in 1251 had … the feast of St. Peter. The bishop levied 4 d. toll on all ships, not of the liberty of Ely, which entered or left the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 13 keels and other vessels of 3 to 12 tons. They were used for the corn and coal trade by 7 owners employing 12 … tons of oil 15 and 40,000 quarters of oats, carried in 30 ships 'of burden' and 30 smaller vessels of 20 to 30 tons. In this year 241 ships were cleared. 16 About this time Charles Kinderley …