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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… electricity transmission line from Peterborough to King's Lynn. In 1839, out of a total of 2,771 acres of land in the … of 5 acres for each commonable house. Every tenant had 1 s. for each lot added to his quit-rent. The allotments … by him an only son, Colvile Lumpkin, born in 1712, the boy was designated as next heir in the event of his …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through these and neighbouring parishes. Such are Popham's Eau, an early 17thcentury cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east … struck across in a southeasterly direction to join Popham's Eau at Nordelph (formerly a hamlet of Upwell but now a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Croft. 7 The Rose and Crown Inn was acquired by the People's Refreshment House Association in 1899 and was one of their … 1748 shows 7 French names among the 28 jurors. 22 Gardner's Directory of 1851 23 shows a few names, such as Barron, … In Whittlesey Road: Nos. 1 and 2, and J. W. Harrison's premises. In Wisbech Road: Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 7A, and 14 to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Tydd, has been known since the 17th century as Lady Nunn's Old Eau, from the wife of a 14th-century Tydd landowner. 1 … it possesses nearly a score of variants. 'St. Mary's Tyd', which constantly recurs, might perhaps account for the appearance of the initial 'S' in Stith, which is a rare form; this would negative the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parishes of the Isle. The tradition that St. Mary's church was the mother church of Wisbech is rendered … ones at Tholomas Drove on the road between St. Mary's and Guyhirn and at Thorney Toll on the extreme western … Guyhirn to Wisbech through Tholomas Drove and St. Mary's. This was formerly the main road from Peterborough and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… respect of the inn; this piece of land was let at £10 15 s. in 1851. In 1802 the Corporation sold the inn for £1,615 … so that after that date the Corporation paid over to Crane's charity the amount of tax redeemed from the income of their … of the castle estate and himself a Wisbech charity boy. William 1st Viscount Saye and Sele gave £100 in 1656 for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… belonging thereto, and also 240 acres at a money rent (20 s.). Henry de Walpol held 80 acres with 4 messuages, as 1 fee, and 120 acres for 10 s. 4 d. Robert de Haustede held 94 acres and 3 cottages as 1 … (3334 Geo. III c. liii). Medworth was a Wisbech charity boy who went to London as a bricklayer and prospered there. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The charter had enjoined the 'ten men' to distribute £3 15 s. a year in charity. 23 This sum was supplemented in the … there were two collectors for the poor, who received £21 0 s. 11 d. and disbursed £21 17 s. 7 d. 25 In 1591 William Skortred sold a gelding to William …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Schools SCHOOLS A reference in the Archdeacon's Visitation Book of 1581-3 69 to a certain Mr. Belson of … in 1710, when a permanent school building with a master's house had been built and the girls' school started, there … to education, including a gratuity of £5 yearly to one boy leaving the National School. The residue was divided, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 1181 and 1204, were presumably his descendants. 54 William's son Henry 55 had apparently succeeded by 1210, 56 and was … c. 1230. 57 Another William of Wiston, apparently Henry's son, is recorded in 1238, 58 and held 4 fees in Wiston and … there in 1279 and 1285 62 and had died by 1292. 63 Adam's widow Alice was the largest taxpayer in Wiston in 1296. 64 …