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4 days ago · In 1189, finally, Richard I's charter for the first time drew a clear distinction between the liberty of Ely in the Isle and elsewhere. The Isle was free and quit of all royal exaction; outside the Isle the church had its sake and its soke, toll and team and infangentheof and so on. By the early 13th century, the exemption of the Isle from the ...
5 days ago · A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2. A part-volume, covering the history of the religious houses in the county, including the early history of Ely cathedral. Victoria County History - Cambridgeshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1948.
4 days ago · A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 8. Details the twenty-three parishes of Armingford and Thriplow hundreds, south and west of Cambridge. Victoria County History - Cambridgeshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1982.
4 days ago · ISLEHAM. The parish of Isleham lies on the eastern edge of Cambridgeshire, about 13 km. (8 miles) north of Newmarket. Covering 2,116 ha. (5,230 a.) within an irregular triangle almost six miles long from north to south, it is separated from Suffolk on the north-east by the river Lark, further south towards Freckenham (Suff.), with which it formed, probably until 1837 × 1852, a peculiar of the ...
19 hours ago · Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army ...
4 days ago · It is an attractive market town in the Isle of Ely, once an island in the marshes before the draining of the Fens, and is at the hub of a network of railways linking the Fens to surrounding counties. There are some notable historic buildings including the 15th-century church of St.Wendreda which is renowned for its double hammer-beam roof.
1 day ago · Osborne, Wisbech, Isle of Ely: (now closed) named for the residence of a local family. Prince Albert, Wisbech, Isle of Ely: (now closed) named for the prince consort. Queen Victoria, Wisbech, Isle of Ely : named for the monarch. Royal Standard, Wisbech, Isle of Ely : the monarch's personal flag.
