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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was an assize town from at least 1515-16 7 until 1836 when the liberty of the Isle of Ely was abolished. Assizes were held … remained a quarter-sessions town ever since; the January and July sessions for the Isle are held here, those in April …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when John Thurloe was elected to represent Wisbech in the parliament of Richard Cromwell, 66 the borough has never had separate … It was not even a polling station until after 1832, and there is little evidence of marked political activity in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Poor relief and apprenticeship POOR RELIEF AND APPRENTICESHIP As in some other towns the relief of the poor fell not to the churchwardens but to … first renewal of the charter. Mann Hutcheson in his MS. History of Wisbech (p. 2) states that this sum represented an …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Port, Nene outfall, canal PORT, NENE OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of the Ouse and Nene, by Wisbech, had been diverted along Well Creek into … into the Fennes' in a volume of collections towards a history of the Fens made by Maurice Johnson in 1710 sums up …
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 … indicates the presence of a primary school. The continuous history of primary education in the town, however, does not … a century later. A school for boys was opened in 1707 and one for girls in 1710; both schools were supported by …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Wisbech and the civil war WISBECH AND THE CIVIL WAR The ship money … to the extent that two journeys were made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's Majesties …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… centre WISBECH AS A COMMERCIAL CENTRE Wisbech is now the commercial centre of the southern marshland, and the title 'Capital of the Fens', sometimes given to the … of the great English ports of the Middle Ages. The Alcock survey of 1492, like preceding surveys, still gives an …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Wiston WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and 1½ miles wide at … a place-name Lyons Bank was recorded in 1875. 37 ECONOMIC HISTORY. Ten villani and 24 bordars held land of Wiston manor …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Wigston, Wiston WIGSTON, WISTON. In Wiseton of the kings Soc of Oswaldebek belonging to Maunsfeild also, … time was 10s. 2 In Wiseton were four bovats of land and an half, which anciently were wont to yield 10s. which …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… WISTOW Wistow lies seven miles south-east of Leicester in the valley of the River Sence. Since 1936 it has included … of Wistow. 1 The area of Wistow alone was about 910 a. The history of Newton Harcourt is treated separately in this … lies for the most part on the southern side of the Sence, and the river and its tributaries form the parish boundary on …