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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wratfield, and Snailcroft, otherwise Fendyke Field, West Meadow, Beaconhoe, or Maysfield. In Gorefield: Ox or … the following fields: Farthing, Sea, Park, Oxfield, the west end of Gorefield, Catfield, Newfield, and South Inham. … Hall, drawn in 1782. 77 A dovecote then lay to the west of the house. In the 17th century the house with 12 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… is a village about 4 miles north of Wisbech, lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, which in 1934 was increased by 551 acres from West Walton (Norf.), 1 is of the elongated shape usual in the … in Newton are as follows. In the high land: Meadow and West Fields, Fall Him, New Croft, Goole or Gull and Long …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… portions was preserved until 1935 in the division between West Welney (Cambs.) and Welney (Norf.) parishes. The … 1500 and include much of the central block running south-west to north-east, with a long wing running north-west at an angle. The gatehouse was placed in front of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… an island of gravel, not very perceptible except from the west, but rising to 25 ft. above sea-level, or some 15 to 20 … nucleus, resulting in an oblong area some 6 miles east to west by 4 miles north to south. The parishes near Wisbech, … by that from Whittlesey to Crowland (B 1040), somewhat west of the centre of the parish. The former road is now one …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Wisbech. The Shire Drain divides it on the north and west from the sister parish of Tydd St. Mary in Lincolnshire. … to the Shire Drain, which cuts straight across from south-west to north-east and has considerably altered the local … are about thirty fields, or campi, extending from east to west: Hallcroft (the Angle); Hallcroft (South); Doddins; …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… covers an area of some 10,000 acres 1 on the left (north-west) bank of the Nene. It appears to have emerged from … in the north-east corner of the parish about 3 miles south-west of Wisbech town. But this accounts for less than half … and at Thorney Toll on the extreme western edge, 7 miles west of the parish church. There are also several scattered …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… nave, two south aisles, south porch, north aisle and north-west tower. The history of the fabric is involved and of … was a chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, and engaged west tower. At the beginning of the 14th century the chancel … the south porch was erected. Early in the 16th century the west tower seems to have partially collapsed, and this …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to be normally resident at the manor, and his successor (West) in 152930 leased the site of Barton manor and the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… marshland area comprised by south-east Holland and Norfolk west of the Ouse. It is situated on the Nene about 12 miles … The Borough is now divided into East, North, South, and West Wards. Rights of intercommoning of stock existed (i) on … existed in Wisbech in very early times. It is on the left (west) bank of the river, and is not very far from the large …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… grind their corn, and a newly constructed windmill. South-west, from the Horseshoe as far as Wryde in Thorney, … Field, land in Oldfield abutting on Bramble Lane on the west and Deadman's Lane on the east. He also held a messuage, … St. Mary. The names are preserved in Barton Road and Farm, west of the town, and the hamlet of Murrow in Wisbech St. …