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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Hundred Elm ELM Elm, on the Norfolk border between Wisbech and Outwell, is one of the … of the county boundary transferred a small built-up area to Emneth (Norf.) which was not quite counterbalanced, as … regulation of the school was promulgated by the Charity Commissioners (23 June 1874). Under the 1910 reorganization …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… LEVERINGTON Leverington is a large parish and village on the northwest of Wisbech. 1 The lay-out-a frontage upon the … marsh land, between the Roman Bank and the Nene outfall, to the owners of commonable messuages or tenements in … of Leverington Hall. It was drawn by John Watté, a local surveyor. Infm. Mr. W. F. Crosse. Infm. the late J. T. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… village about 4 miles north of Wisbech, lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, which in 1934 was increased by … soils by the Nene through heavier silts around the village to peat on clay at the extreme western end in the fen. With … over them. These contentions were upheld by the inclosure commissioners, who awarded Colvile 371 acres out of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Upwell OUTWELL AND UPWELL These two villages lie astride the Well Stream. Each is therefore partly in Norfolk and … continuous, so that it is impossible for a stranger to tell where one ends and the other begins. Together they … was reopened in 1881 when by a scheme made by the Charity Commissioners in that year about half of the 69 arising …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Tydd St. Giles TYDD ST. GILES Tydd St. Giles, the northernmost parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 … of Tydd St. Mary in Lincolnshire. This stream has shrunk to a shadow of its former self but is an important boundary, … of Sewers held at Wisbech on 20 September 1632. The Commissioners enacted that the fens in question should be …
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 … 1 on the left (north-west) bank of the Nene. It appears to have emerged from Wisbech (St. Peter) in 1109 when Wisbech … to Richard Bendish. 13 The survey of the parliamentary commissioners (1650) shows rents of £4 10 s. 8 d. and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Bridges BRIDGES The first mention of the bridge over the Well Stream is in … erected by the latter at his end of the bridge are alluded to. 55 Grants of pontage were made to the bishop in 1327, … 183. Corp. Rec. ii, 194; iv, 12 a. Ibid. ii, 153. The Commissioners of Sewers ordered the Bishop of Ely to defray …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charities CHARITIES 68 The charities of Wisbech are very considerable, as is the … Inn) with its shops, oil mills, and other appurtenances to the capital burgesses, with proviso that half the rents … to redeem the land tax on their estates in general. The Commissioners of 1837 questioned the validity of this sale, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… or standing within a double canopy or. (Granted 1929.) The charter of 1549, 45 making Wisbech a corporate borough … succession and the use of a common seal. 47 They were to hold the guild property in socage, and were licensed to … than £3,000. The paving was to be undertaken by special Commissioners, the remainder of the improvements under the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Fees FEES In 1221 the tenants by military service were as follows: William de … the assessments had in most cases been reduced owing to flood damage. The Longchamp fee had been reduced to1/12 … Henry, son of Osbert de Walpol, had also been reduced to 1/12 though the rent of the tenant's 120 acres had in 1251 …