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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… sale may have been occasioned by his being drafted to the East Indies. The estate continued in the Roberts family until … buildings, dovecote (situate near the house, at the south-east corner) and about 38 acres surrounding it. The house … preserved in the parvise. Early in the 14th century the east end of the chancel, the south chapel, and south aisle …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to the Nene outfall and has a station about a mile east of the village, known as Ferry from the former crossing … centre of the parish is crossed from southwest to north-east by the main electricity transmission line from … of the Colvile family were buried in a vault at the east end of this aisle. During the 14th century the arches of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east boundary of Upwell), the main drainage channel, with the … Upwell but now a separate Norfolk parish), about 3 miles east of Upwell and Outwell. As befits a former market-town, 3 … much of the central block running south-west to north-east, with a long wing running north-west at an angle. The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… this nucleus, resulting in an oblong area some 6 miles east to west by 4 miles north to south. The parishes near … century there was a monastic grange at Wryde, 13 in the east centre of the parish, and there is a certain amount of … and is a large stone structure of various dates. The east wing is of the second half of the 16th century and was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Drain, which cuts straight across from south-west to north-east and has considerably altered the local topography. The … Railway (1866), which has a station (Tydd) about 3 miles east of the village just outside the county boundary. The … leaves the parish, and at Foul Anchor in the extreme north-east corner, near the outfall of the North Level Main Drain …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The largest settlement is round the church, in the north-east corner of the parish about 3 miles south-west of Wisbech … the Wisbech market-gardening area, and near Hiptoft Farm east of Murrow village is one of the largest areas of … opened in 1866, 3 has stations in the parish at Murrow (East) and Wisbech St. Mary. About ¼ mile west of the former …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at the same time for £45 and demolished; they stood at the east end of the churchyard. To replace the two sets, the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a single high-pitched outer roof was placed over them. The east arch of the tower was removed and a large window was … bell-cote. About this time a vestry was added to the south-east of the chancel. Finally, about 1525, a fine tower was … of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul The chancel has an east window of 5 lights with geometrical tracery, which has …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Company to obtain supplies from Marham (Norf.), 18 miles east of the town, and the works were completed in 1865 at a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… point for the whole marshland area comprised by south-east Holland and Norfolk west of the Ouse. It is situated on … from 6,477 to 4,617. The Borough is now divided into East, North, South, and West Wards. Rights of intercommoning … much traffic, particularly in summer to and from the east coast resorts. There are secondary roads to Parson Drove …