An Historical Account of the Ancient Town and Port of Wisbech, in the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cambridge: And of the Circumjacent Towns and Villages, the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, the Origin of the Royal Franchise of the Isle of Ely &c. ...H. and J. Leach, 1827 - 700 pagina's |
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Pagina 8
... land supposed to have been thus formed , and which extends into , and is bounded by the counties of Cambridge , Suffolk , Norfolk , Lincoln , Huntingdon , and Northampton , comprising no less than 400,000 acres , has , no doubt ...
... land supposed to have been thus formed , and which extends into , and is bounded by the counties of Cambridge , Suffolk , Norfolk , Lincoln , Huntingdon , and Northampton , comprising no less than 400,000 acres , has , no doubt ...
Pagina 9
... land waters , acting in conjunction with the tides , pre- served and improved the outfall of the great level . The Arrival of the Romans . At what particular time this large tract of fen was secured from the sea by artificial means , no ...
... land waters , acting in conjunction with the tides , pre- served and improved the outfall of the great level . The Arrival of the Romans . At what particular time this large tract of fen was secured from the sea by artificial means , no ...
Pagina 13
... land to which they had been invited , became desirous to possess it . They thereupon , sending for great numbers of their countrymen to join them , obtained such advantages over the Britons , that at length they formed a permanent ...
... land to which they had been invited , became desirous to possess it . They thereupon , sending for great numbers of their countrymen to join them , obtained such advantages over the Britons , that at length they formed a permanent ...
Pagina 14
... land floods would in their course be diverted , and pre- vented from reaching the proper outfall ; the rivers , like- wise , being robbed of a considerable part of the ebbs , which , whilst the banks were preserved in a good condition ...
... land floods would in their course be diverted , and pre- vented from reaching the proper outfall ; the rivers , like- wise , being robbed of a considerable part of the ebbs , which , whilst the banks were preserved in a good condition ...
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... land , so that in Vespasian's time , these fens were become so re - stagnated , that it was then esteemed a miracle they should ever have been so well drained and inhabited as they had been . - Yet they were again drained and the land ...
... land , so that in Vespasian's time , these fens were become so re - stagnated , that it was then esteemed a miracle they should ever have been so well drained and inhabited as they had been . - Yet they were again drained and the land ...
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abbey abbot acres afterwards aisle amongst ancient annum appointed bailiff bank Bedford level Bedford level corporation bishop of Ely bridge called capital burgesses castle channel chapel Charles Chatteris church Colvile corporation county of Cambridge Crabb-hole Cross daughter decay died ditto Doddington Domesday book drainage drains Dugdale earl Edward Emneth erected feet fens formerly granted guild Gunthorpe Guyhirn Hall Henry honour hundred improvement inhabitants isle of Ely James king land Leam Leverington Littleport Lynn manor marsh miles monastery monument navigation Nene Norfolk north level Ouse outfall Outwell parish parliament Parson Drove persons Peterborough Peyton poor present rector reign rents Richard river Nene river Ouse Robert Roman Saxon seig sewers side sluice stone Sutton thence thereof Thomas Thorney town of Wisbech Upwell Usill vicar Walpole Walsoken waters Welney West Walton Whittlesea William
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