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Benwick
Benwick is a village and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is approximately from Peterborough and from Cambridge. The population of Benwick was recorded as 1137 in the United Kingdom Census 2011 with 452 households. The River Nene (Old Course) (part of the Middle Level Navigations) passes through the village, which is thus accessible by boat from the inland waterways network in England. History The settlement's name is derived from the Old English ''bean'' or ''beam'', and ''wic'', meaning "farm where beans are grown" or "farm by a tree-trunk." Benwick's High Street is built on a roddon; the silt banks of the old West Water river. The earliest records of village refer to a garrison built in Benwick by Geoffrey de Mandeville in 1143. In 1221, Benwick had 15 tenants and by 1251, 32. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benwick Parish Council
Benwick Parish Council was established in 1895 by the Local Government Act 1894 covering the civil parish of Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England. It comprises seven councillors, three of which were elected unopposed in May 2015, with the remaining four seats filled by co-option. Role in the Community The Parish Council manages the village Cemetery and Allotments as well as an area of land on the High Street known as the Pound. It is responsible for the War Memorial A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war. Symbolism Historical usage It has ... and village Bus Shelter. References {{reflist Parish councils of England Local precepting authorities in England Local authorities in Cambridgeshire Parish Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roddon
A roddon, also written as rodham, roddam or rodden, is the dried raised bed of a watercourse such as a river or tidal-creek, especially in The Fens in eastern England. Such raised silt and clay-filled beds are ideal for settlement in the less firm peat of The Fens. Many writers have followed the archaeologist Major Gordon Fowler's preference for the word ''roddon'' to define such structures though modern researchers suggest the word ''rodham'' is the more correct local word. Oak preserved in peat through which roddons passed has been dated to around 4000 years before present ( BP). The origin of the raised nature of a roddon is debated; some writers suggest this is due to a silt build-up during marine incursion. Another explanation (and the one most favoured today) is based on the greater shrinkage of peat, compared to that of silt. This theory suggests that the surrounding peat lands have subsided more than the silt-filled banks of the roddon, leaving the banks raised above the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doddington, Cambridgeshire
__NOTOC__ Doddington is a village and civil parish lying just off the A141 in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, approximately half way () between Chatteris (to the south) and March (to the north) History St Mary's Church, Doddington is a Grade II* listed building. Historically, Doddington was one of the largest parishes in England. Under the Doddington Rectory Division Act of 1856 it was divided into seven rectories, Benwick, Doddington, Wimblington, March Old Town, March St Peter, March St John and March St Mary. Doddington Hall, a private house, replaced the old Rectory in 1872. A clocktower was built in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and is in the centre of the village. Local government The lowest level is Doddington Parish Council which has nine councillors, the village is in the two-seat 'Doddington and Wimblington' ward of Fenland District Council. Community Doddington has almost 1,000 dwellings. The population of the civil parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenland District
Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England. It was historically part of the Isle of Ely and borders the city of Peterborough to the northwest, Huntingdonshire to the west, and East Cambridgeshire to the southeast. It also borders the Lincolnshire district of South Holland to the north and the Norfolk district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk to the northeast. The administrative centre is in March. The district covers around of mostly agricultural land in the extremely flat Fens. The population of the district was 98,262 at the 2011 Census. It was formed on 1 April 1974, with the merger of the Borough of Wisbech, Chatteris Urban District, March Urban District, Whittlesey Urban District, North Witchford Rural District and Wisbech Rural District. In 2022 the council was reported to be the second most complained about in the county. Settlements in Fenland District Its council covers the market towns of Chatteris, March, Whittlesey and Wisbech (which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Sanders Teulon
Samuel Sanders Teulon (2 March 1812 – 2 May 1873) was an English Gothic Revival architect, noted for his use of polychrome brickwork and the complex planning of his buildings. Family Teulon was born in 1812 in Greenwich, Kent, the son of a cabinet-maker from a French Huguenot family. His younger brother William Milford Teulon (1823–1900) also became an architect. Career He was articled to George Legg, and later worked as an assistant to the Bermondsey-based architect George Porter. He also studied in the drawing schools of the Royal Academy. He set up his own independent practice in 1838, and in 1840 won the competition to design some almshouses for the Dyers' Company at Ball's Pond, Islington. After this his practice expanded rapidly. During the next few years his works mainly consisted of parish schools, parsonages and similar buildings, mostly in the Home Counties. He was a friend of George Gilbert Scott and became a member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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