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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… St. Mary). The fact that the three obtained £1, 15 s., and 10 s. respectively in a division of certain charitable funds in … Drove and Crowland (B 1169), March via Elm and Friday Bridge (B 1101), and Peterborough via Wisbech St. Mary (B. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… market at Wisbech by letters patent. 73 In the 1840's Wisbech was one of the largest if not actually the largest … 78 In 1778- 9 Francis Bampton leased the fairs for £5 7 s. a year, probably a beneficial rent; as far back as 1632 … story carried on open arches, was erected at the foot of Bridge Street in 1801. In 1849 it was also known as the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when 10,000 bricks were ordered for the purpose at 15 s. 8 d. a thousand. 13 The keeper's salary was fixed in 1624 at £13 6 s. 8 d. 14 In 1681 … In 1851 it was in Cornhill, 20 and the present building in Bridge Street dates from 1885-7. It has been enlarged in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when the flow of water was improved by cutting Moreton's Leam. Bishop West spent £200 on a new sluice, which was … the Nene for 7 miles downstream from Wisbech to Peter's Point. This would have given a 5-foot fall, but the … in a dry year to walk across the river bed under Wisbech Bridge 18 and vessels of any size had to unload at Foul …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… as a prominent centre of Nonconformity in Bishop Compton's 'census' of 1676, which enumerated only 12 Dissenters here … Nonconformist place of worship in the town-in Deadman's Lane (now Alexandra Road). 84 William Rix was appointed as … 269- 71. The materials were largely taken from the Stone Bridge and Butter Market, demolished in 1856. Bapt. Handbk. …
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 … Ibid. Wiston MS. 5591. Ibid. QR/W 543, ff. 1-14. Stopham Bridge and Steyning Rd. Act, 50 Geo. III, c. 55 (Local and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Wistow 95. WISTOW (D.c.). (O.S. 6 in. (a)XIV N.E., (b)XIV S.E.) Wistow is a parish and village 3 m. S.S.W. of Ramsey. The church, bridge and Limetree Farm are the principal monuments. …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… who held the lands that had once been Robert dispensator's. 28 The earliest reference to their tenure of Wistow seems … earls of Pembroke, who remained tenants of the family's Leicestershire estates, including Wistow, until the death … both the Sence and the canal by bridges known as Wain Bridge; that over the Sence was in existence by at least the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and … 27 persons. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 12. 12. 3., and in the gift of H. C. Sturt, Esq.: … from Warwickshire, crosses the river Anker at Witherley bridge. Withern (St. Margaret) WITHERN ( St. Margaret), a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Witchampton 24 WITCHAMPTON (9806) (O.S. 6 ins., ST 90 NE) The parish, irregular in shape and … (1918), 118). The vestry and the organ chamber on the S. of the chancel were added in 1898 (Sarum Dioc. Regy.). … frets and crosses worked in blue header-bricks. (4) Bridge (99090617), of brick with stone dressings, has three …