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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… with the exception of Wisbech, ELM is not mentioned in Domesday Book. It is therefore conceivable that the district …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Parson Drove Fen. MANORS Leverington is not mentioned in Domesday Book, and the method and date of its acquisition by … to rise, while that of Gorefield remained stationary ( Survey of a Fen County (I. of E.C.C. Planning Dept.), Map no. … C. XI, ff. 82 b- 86 a. Leverington is not mentioned in the survey of episcopal manors made in 1356 during the seizure of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 11 and Watery Pits. MANORS Newton is not mentioned in Domesday Book. The first authentic reference occurs c. 1210, … the following references are taken. It includes a detailed survey of the manor, 1395. Cal. Pat. 1350-4, 406. C …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of his newly founded monastery at Ramsey (Hunts.). 16 Domesday Book records 16 bordars with lands worth 5 s. as … is individually mentioned in the Cambridgeshire section of Domesday Book, but it is reasonable to suppose that some of … the fisheries were worth 14 6 s. 41 Bishop Northwold's survey (1251) shows a very small demesne of 8 acres called …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Thorney Chase was granted to Edward Elryngton. 40 A survey of 1574 41 shows 240 acres of upland ground, 160 acres … 16,000 acres of fen, formerly dry but at the time of the survey waterlogged. The ground of the fen was worth 6 d. an …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… defies explanation. Tydd St. Giles is not mentioned in Domesday Book, since it was within the liberty of the Bishop … Mary appears there in the form of Stith. 4 The writers of Domesday may have identified the name with the Saxon word … side. This argument depends upon the correctness of the Domesday 'Stith'. Alternative suggestions are that the name …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… under the dean and chapter, to Richard Bendish. 13 The survey of the parliamentary commissioners (1650) shows rents … though still not separately valued. 46 The Parliamentary Survey of 1650 showed the tithes as separate from Wisbech St. … been left unguarded in times of flood. S.C. 12/6/22. This survey is incomplete, not mentioning the landed endowment of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Castle CASTLE The castle, not mentioned in Domesday Book, is traditionally said to have been first built …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… s. 2½ d., 36 which is almost certainly an underestimate. A survey of about the same date shows 4 messuages and 466 acres …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 13 WISBECH PLAN OF TOWN CENTRE Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller, H.M. …