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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely

X. Cheveley, Flendish, Staine and Staploe Hundreds

Andrew Wareham editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:17th Oct '02

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400 articles on the history of East Cambridgeshire, the four hundreds of Cheveley, Flendish, Staine and Staploe. The contributions of ordinary men and women, as well as gentry, clergy, farming dynasties, merchants and manufacturers, to the history of the towns, village, hamlets and streets of East Cambridgeshire, and to theworking of fens, fields and farms, are clearly revealed in the histories of the twenty-three parishes which make up the four hundreds of Staploe, Staine, Flendish and Cheveley. The region is diverse in character: fenland dominates the north of theregion; to the south lies open field arable and heathland, and in Cheveley hundred in the south-west there are hills, a continuation of the East Anglian heights. Major themes include the economy and drainage of the fens, the development of horse breeding around Newmarket, and the growth of industry and communications around Cambridge. The comprehensive history of each parish is fully referenced, illustrated with at least one map, which is complemented by four hundredal articles and an introduction setting out general themes and issues.

ISBN: 9780197227831

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 2860g

616 pages