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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Corporation elections CORPORATION ELECTIONS The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Epidemics, sanitation EPIDEMICS, SANITATION The … at large. The 1849 cholera epidemic, however, affected Wisbech badly. There were 140 cases, 66 fatal, in the town, … of Health for Walsoken, 50 which was to be combined with Wisbech for main sewerage. A further outbreak of cholera …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Fees FEES In 1221 the tenants by military service … with John son of Osbert de Denever in holding of a fee in Wisbech of the Bishop of Ely, 93 which by 1346 had passed to … Bishop of Lichfield, held a fee in Coldham (in Elm and Wisbech), both in 13023 and at his death in 1321. 98 This …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Fires FIRES Timber is scarce in the Fens and brick … at an early date. This perhaps explains why it is that Wisbech has not suffered severely from fires. 55 In 1558 … Isle yielded £14 0 s. 10 d., including £4 16 s. 5 d. from Wisbech itself, which was distributed in amounts varying from …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Guild of the holy trinity GUILD OF THE HOLY TRINITY … these institutions. It became indeed the main feature of Wisbech life in the later Middle Ages and was the direct … of chaplains to celebrate at the altar of Holy Trinity in Wisbech church and to grant to the chaplains lands in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Guilds and chantries GUILDS AND CHANTRIES In 1389 there were six guilds in Wisbech. St. Peter's, dating from 1327, was the oldest, the … 4 s. 8 d. Amongst its tenants was Robert Pygot, one of the Wisbech martyrs. Its goods and chattels were worth £3 6 s., …
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, … from the old course of the Well Stream, which divided Wisbech from Walsoken in Norfolk, to the far end of Wisbech …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Later history of the castle LATER HISTORY OF THE … Most of them, however, spent little, if any, time at Wisbech, and the practice arose of leasing the castle to … 89 pulled down Thurloe's house and erected the present 'Wisbech Castle' in 1816. A model of Thurloe's house is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Manors MANORS The first authentic reference to Wisbech occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the … a monk, gave the vill to the monastery of Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated at 10 hides, of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS The market is … as lord of the manor, was granted a fortnightly market at Wisbech by letters patent. 73 In the 1840's Wisbech was one of the largest if not actually the largest …