By Tim Lambert The town of March in Cambridgeshire started as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. It’s name comes from mearc, an old word for boundary. It’s name changed to Marche then to March. At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 March had a population of about 230. By the standards of the time it… Continue reading A History of March, Cambridgeshire
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A History of Ely, Cambridgeshire
By Tim Lambert Early Ely Ely began as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. It’s not certain where the name came from. It may have been Eel eg, meaning Eel Island. At any rate, a monastery was founded at Ely in 673. However it was destroyed by the Danes in 870. The monastery was re-founded in 970. In… Continue reading A History of Ely, Cambridgeshire
A History of Soham
By Tim Lambert Early Soham The village of Soham in Cambridgeshire began as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The Old English word ham meant a homestead or village but the origin of the first part of its name is uncertain. It may have been Sae ham meaning the homestead by the pool (sae). Early in the 7th… Continue reading A History of Soham