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The Isle of Ely parliamentary constituency was created as a two-member seat in the First and Second Protectorate Parliaments from 1654 to 1659. The constituency was re-created with a single seat in 1918. In the boundary changes of 1983 it was replaced by the new constituency of North East Cambridgeshire.
- Administrative county, (within Cambridgeshire)
The Isle of Ely consists of a hill about 7 miles (11 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide that rises above the surrounding fens (low-lying lands that were partly covered by water). The Isle of Ely is the highest point in these fenlands and was formerly an island surrounded by marshes and swamps; it could be reached only by boat or causeway.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The “Isle of Ely” is so called because it was only accessible by boat until the waterlogged Fens were drained in the 17th century. Still susceptible to flooding today, it was these watery surrounds that gave Ely its original name the ‘Isle of Eels’, a translation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Eilig’. It was an Anglo Saxon princess, Saint ...
Primary sources. Several primary sources exist for Hereward's life, but the accuracy of their information is difficult to evaluate. They are the version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle written at Peterborough Abbey (the "E manuscript" or Peterborough Chronicle), the Domesday Book, the Liber Eliensis (Latin 'Book of Ely') and, much the most detailed, the Gesta Herewardi.
- c.1072 (aged 36-37)
- Hereward the Outlaw and Hereward the Exile
- English Anti-Norman rebellion
- c.1035, Lincolnshire
Mar 23, 2022 · The “Isle of Ely” is so called because the city used to be completely surrounded by water, so much so that it was only accessible by boat. This island was completely isolated from the rest of ...
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Covers the cathedral city and liberty of Ely and the rural areas to the west and north-west, including the port of Wisbech. Victoria County History - Cambridgeshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2002. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Ely ( / ˈiːli / ⓘ EE-lee) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Cambridge, 24 miles (39 km) south east of Peterborough and 80 miles (130 km) from London. As of the 2021 census, Ely is recorded as having a population of 19,200 (rounded to ...
