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A History of the County of Stafford
… on what was formerly the Derbyshire side of the river Trent, Winshill was transformed in the mid 19th century from … middle-class houses were built along the Ashby road, and there has also been extensive 20thcentury council and … 1 The land rises from 149 ft. (45 m.) beside the river Trent at the Newton Road recreation ground to 414 ft. (122 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was a tithing in Burton manor by the late 13th century, and in the 14th century it sent two frankpledges to the … civil parish until it was incorporated into Burton-upon-Trent civil parish in 1904. 8 Above, Burton, local govt. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Skipton, E. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York, 7 miles (N. W. by N.) from … occupies a richly-wooded eminence on the banks of the Trent; and Winthorpe Hall, an elegant mansion, is surrounded … inhabitants. The parish is intersected by the Grand Union canal, and comprises by measurement 2011 acres, about 300 of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Mary) WISBECH ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge, 3 … is 56, and their aggregate burthen 5200 tons. In 1794, a canal was cut from the river at Wisbech to the Old Nene at … of Everton, is one of the depts for the Chesterfield and Trent canal, which passes through a tunnel here 250 yards in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Elm ELM Elm, on the Norfolk border between Wisbech and Outwell, is one of the larger parishes in the Isle. It … shape usually found in Wisbech hundred, with the church and village on the firm silt land at the north-east end, just … practically adjoins Wisbech. It is divided by the Wisbech Canal, formerly the Well Stream, into Elm High and Elm Low …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Hundred Outwell and Upwell OUTWELL AND UPWELL These two villages lie astride the Well Stream. … 2 With these waterways may also be numbered the Wisbech Canal, now disused, which followed the course of the Well …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… those of Elizabeth Wright, Abraham Jobson, Judith Mayer, and William Watson have already been dealt with. 69 John … 1651, gave the Black Bull Inn (later the 'Three Tuns' and now the New Inn) with its shops, oil mills, and other … exist in Stermyn Street, between Church Terrace and the canal. Five one-story cottages in Love Lane, called Castle …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Introduction WISBECH Wisbech is the largest and only corporate town in the Isle, and the nodal point for the whole marshland area comprised by … its name. The Well Stream, now represented by the Wisbech Canal, 22 formerly carried the main outfall of the Great …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… remained a quarter-sessions town ever since; the January and July sessions for the Isle are held here, those in April and October at Ely. 9 The Shire Hall on the east side of the … form, but an ordinary almshouse was built (1815) on the canal side and endowed under this charity, each of the 5 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Port, Nene outfall, canal PORT, NENE OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of the Ouse and Nene, by Wisbech, had been diverted along Well Creek into … port. In that year there traded from Wisbech 13 keels and other vessels of 3 to 12 tons. They were used for the …