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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… became a separate ecclesiastical district under the Leverington Rectory Act (1870). It had long maintained … and added to Parson Drove in 1934. 3 The added area is at the extreme west of the parish; it had formed a projecting … with the affairs of his deceased aunt Beatrice, relict of John Day of Wisbech, 8 who held much property in Leverington, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Hundred Elm ELM Elm, on the Norfolk border between Wisbech and Outwell, is one of the … hundred, with the church and village on the firm silt land at the north-east end, just behind the 'Roman Bank'. The … at Wisbech and other episcopal manors in Wisbech hundred, John Thurloe was in possession during the Interregnum. 15 In …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… LEVERINGTON Leverington is a large parish and village on the northwest of Wisbech. 1 The lay-out-a frontage upon the … through Leverington parish, and also along the Nene bank at its southern end. There is much scattered development … messuage and 160 acres in Leverington held in 1344 by Sir John de Shardelow of the prior of Ely for 13 s. 4 d. yearly, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… village about 4 miles north of Wisbech, lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, which in 1934 was increased by … through heavier silts around the village to peat on clay at the extreme western end in the fen. With an area of about … lord of the manor, William Colvile (520 a.), the heirs of John Colvile (67 a.), the Master of the Chapel, i.e. the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Upwell OUTWELL AND UPWELL These two villages lie astride the Well Stream. Each is therefore partly in Norfolk and … cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the … which was disputed by them, was in 1453 transferred to John Candeler, one of the bishop's tenants in Haddenham. 43 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… THORNEY This large parish 1 is of a different type from the others in Wisbech hundred. Its nucleus is an island of … management, especially in the matter of housing, and at the present time the limits of Thorney, though undefined … Wing the astronomer, were agents to the dukes of Bedford. John Wing (1752-1812) was in 1788 the subject of scurrilous …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Tydd St. Giles TYDD ST. GILES Tydd St. Giles, the northernmost parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 … of by-roads and a more scattered type of settlement. At Tydd, besides the main village round the church, which is … 7 Two at least of them took orders, apart from the John Fisher whose sepulchral monument in the church is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech St. Mary WISBECH ST. MARY Wisbech St. Mary, one of the larger parishes of the Isle, covers an area of some … the population, and there are other considerable villages at Murrow (which gave its name to the chief manor) on the … acres in the marsh ( mora) of Wisbech to the monastery. 5 John de Watford held the manor on a twenty-two-year lease at …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Bridges BRIDGES The first mention of the bridge over the Well Stream is in … Wisbech and Walsoken, certain houses erected by the latter at his end of the bridge are alluded to. 55 Grants of pontage … for the repair of Wisbech bridge. 60 Finally, in 1739, John Addy, carpenter, undertook its upkeep for the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Castle CASTLE The castle, not mentioned in Domesday Book, is traditionally … of Hereward. 27 It may have been granted to the see of Ely at its formation, but the original headquarters of the … and to Richard (Poore), Bishop of Salisbury. 28 King John stopped there on 12 October 1216 on his last journey. 29 …