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	Wikipedia: Ely
		Ely (pronounced to rhyme with mealy) is a cathedral city in east Cambridgeshire, East Anglia.
		The foundation was the establishment of an abbey to the north of the village of Cratendune on the Isle of Ely.
		Ely is on the River Great Ouse and was a significant port until the 18th century.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/e/el/ely.html (246 words)

	Isle of Ely - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, is a traditional region around the city of Ely.
		The Isle was traditionally a liberty of Cambridgeshire, associated with the Bishop of Ely, and had separate Quarter Sessions, and was sometimes described as a county palatine.
		It therefore became an administrative county with an elected county council independent of Cambridgeshire between 1889 and 1965, until it was merged to form Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, with the Thorney Rural District going to Huntingdon and Peterborough.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isle_of_Ely (290 words)

	Cambridgeshire History - Cambridgeshire
		The Normans besieged Ely the main effort being concentrated on Willingham, at the southern end of the Roman causeway at Aldreth.
		The Church at Ely suffered considerably and was subjected to reconfiscation, Nigel was restored to the Bishopric of Ely after the Angevin victory at Lincoln in 1141 but be was exiled when the King's fortunes revived.
		This proved to be a mistake on his part as in his absence the Isle of Ely was seized by Geoffrey de Mandeville and he promptly transformed it into a seat of resistance against the monarch.
	www.cambridgeshirehistory.com /cambridgeshire/timeline/timeline8.html (1147 words)

	Cambridgeshire, EnglandGenWeb Project - The Isle of Ely and Civil War
		The Isle of Ely was a place of conflict for a period of five centuries.
		The Church at Ely suffered considerably and was subjected to reconfiscation, Niel was restored to the Bishopric of Ely after the Angevin victory at Lincoln in 1141 but be was exiled when the King's fortunes revived.
		Once again the Isle of Ely was occupied by insurgents When King John's Army marched against Bury St Edmunds in about 1216, the barons fled to the Isle and fortified the entrances.
	www.rootsweb.com /~engcam/elycwar.htm (1416 words)

	the Isle of Ely England through time \| Local history overview for the Administrative County
		The Isle of Ely was an Administrative County in England.
		In 1911 the Isle of Ely's total population was 69,752.
		The boundaries of the Isle of Ely shown on 19th and 20th century maps.
	www.visionofbritain.org.uk /unit_page.jsp?u_id=10061416 (178 words)

	Cambridge City Councillors elected 1945-1967
		Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely County Councillors, division 1:
		Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely County Councillors, division 2:
		Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely County Councillors, division 3:
	www.cix.co.uk /~rosenstiel/camelect/cllrs1.htm (153 words)

	Ely Cathedral
		During the Saxon era, the Isle of Ely was assigned to the virgin queen St.
		The abbey and the Isle of Ely made a significant stand against the forces of William the conqueror in 1066.
		EC25 Ely Cathedral, Prior Cruden's Chapel, early 14th century, piscina on the south for washing of the hands during the ritual of the mass.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/visarts/projects/anglia/ely/ely.htm (1185 words)

	Search Results for "Ely"
		Ely, Richard Theodore, (e´le) (KEY), 1854-1943, American economist, b.
		1197, chancellor and justiciar of England, bishop of Ely.
		The Great Ouse flows generally NE past Bedford and Ely to the Wash near King's Lynn, Norfolk, and drains the E Midlands and the...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Ely (254 words)

	Cambridgeshire - Samuel Lewis's Topographical Gazetteer - 1831
		The Isle of Ely, from an early period, formed a separate district, with an independent jurisdiction, being called by the Saxons South-Girwa; Toubert, the husband of Etheldreda, foundress of Ely abbey, gave it her in dower, and she bestowed it on that monastery, with all its liberties and privileges.
		At the beginning of the parliamentary war, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely associated under Lord Grey of Werke for the parliament, and petitioned for arms for the defence of the county against the commissioners of array.
		Vermuyden's canal commences at Ramsey: it enters the Isle of Ely near Ramsey Moor, and extends to Welche's Dam, where it joins the Old Bedford river, and, proceeding in the old course of that river, leaves the county a little to the west of Welney.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/CAM/SamuelLewisCambs1831.html (1905 words)

	Ely, Isle of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ELY, ISLE OF [Ely, Isle of] region, Cambridgeshire, E central England.
		At last the bells ring out for Ely It used to be the sleepy, 900- year-old oddity among our cathedral cities.
		BRITISH ISLES: Isolation guaranteed; The beaches of North Norfolk are a joy for all those who value open space.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/e/ely-i1sle.asp (353 words)

	Our Family - pafg226 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		was born in 1625 in Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England.
		was born in 1564 in Prob Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
		was born in 1577 in Leverington, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
	www.writerspost.com /ourfamily/pafg226.htm (1931 words)

	Camb. Flora Part I: Myrica gale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This Gaule groweth plentifully in sundry places of England, as in the Ile of Elie, and in the Fennie countries thereabouts, whereof there is such store in that country, that they make fagots of it and sheaves, which they call Gaule sheaves, to burne and heate their ovens...
		In palustribus putridis, as in the Fens in the Isle of Ely, &c.
		In palustribus, as in the Fens in the Isle of Ely; Ray,1690,230; Ray,1696,313; Ray,1724,443.
	www.mnlg.com /gc/species1/m/myr_gal.html (303 words)

	Ely Museum: The history centre for the Isle of Ely and the Fens
		Ely Museum: The history centre for the Isle of Ely and the Fens
		Ely Museum, a bright and friendly local history museum, located in the Bishop's Gaol in the centre of the historical city of Ely.
		The Museum is the history centre for the Isle of Ely and the Fens and it takes you on a journey through time from prehistory to the twentieth century.
	www.elymuseum.org.uk (323 words)

	Eli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Isle of Ely - Ely, Isle of, region, Cambridgeshire, E central England.
		Ely Callaway - Ely Callaway Age: 82 golf visionary responsible for turning the Calloway Golf Co. into the world's...
		Elis - Elis, region of ancient Greece, in W Peloponnesus, W of Arcadia.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0817061.html (304 words)

	CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES-CAMBRIDGESHIRE
		The County of Cambridgeshire was formed in 1974 by the amalgamation of the County of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and the County of Huntingdon and Peterborough.
		The mural crown appeared in both the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely arms and in the Huntingdon and Peterborough arms, and before that in the arms of the Soke of Peterborough.
		The great bustards, which appeared in the arms of the old Cambridgeshire and of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, were birds of the fens, but became extinct in England in the mid-19th century.
	www.civicheraldry.co.uk /cambs.html (1883 words)

	Isle of Ely Lions Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Isle of Ely Lions Club is part of Lions International, the largest charity service organisation with 1.5 million members world wide in 180 countries.
		Ely Lions have been organising major one and two day events for most of this time, and are well known for their high standards of professional management equal to the best of commercially managed events but without the costs.
		With Members giving their time completely free, Ely Lions are able to mount major events at a minimum cost.
	www.ely.org.uk /elylions (112 words)

	Isle of Axholme -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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...
		In the Irish Sea, midway between England and Northern Ireland, lies the Isle of Man. It is famed for its tailless Manx cats and as the scene of Hall Caine's Manx novels.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9011477 (884 words)

	Cambridgeshire Family History Society - Library
		Transcripts of Census for Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely (except Cambridge borough), 1851.
		Marriage Index for Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, 1626-75 compiled to fill a gap in the Cambridgeshire series of Boyd marriages, since he had included this period in a general series.
		Index of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Burials, 1801-37.
	www.cfhs.org.uk /library.html (313 words)

	National Register of Archives - Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
		Goodwyn Luddington Archer, Solicitor, Isle Of Ely, Isle Of Ely (
		Ely Cathedral Priory (formerly Abbey), Ely Cambridgeshire (
		Isle of Ely Southern Division Coroner, Cambridgeshire (
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/CAM/NationalArchivesReferences.html (3288 words)

	BBC - History - The Conquest and its Aftermath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Edwin was murdered by his own men, but Morcar, accompanied by Bishop Aethelwine of Durham took refuge with Hereward the Wake on the Isle of Ely in 1071.
		Hereward is one of the better known figures to come out of the Norman Conquest, because a chronicle of his life survives in a collection of documents preserved by the Abbey of Ely.
		Outraged at the murder of his younger brother and the abuse inflicted on his mother, Hereward entered the manor in disguise, where its new lord and his men were celebrating their good fortune, and slew all fourteen of them single-handed.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/war/normans/after_11.shtml (401 words)

	Ely RD the Isle of Ely/Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely through time \| Local history overview for the Local Government ...
		Ely RD the Isle of Ely/Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely through time
		Ely RD was a Local Government District in the counties of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely (Administrative) and the Isle of Ely (Administrative), in England.
		The boundaries of Ely RD shown on 19th and 20th century maps.
	www.visionofbritain.org.uk /unit_page.jsp?u_id=10061520 (197 words)

	Local Ancestors - Introduction
		He fled to the Isle of Ely, and a band of other refugees, including Morcar, gathered round him.
		The King, coming against them, surrounds the Isle with his forces, makes roads and bridges, renders the deep swamps passable for man and beast and builds the castle at Wisbech".
		There is sufficient evidence written by Church scholars to prove that Hereward did exist and that the Isle of Ely was the area where he enacted his inspiring achievements against a more numerical and formidable enemy.
	www.localancestors.com /FamousPeople/IsleofEly/HerewardTheWake.html (535 words)

	Cambridge University Library Online - Ely Diocesan Records
		The diocese covered the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire (with the exception of some eastern parishes).
		The diocese received a share of the abbey's lands and endowments, and the bishops were granted secular jurisdiction over the Liberty of the Isle of Ely.
		An earlier guide, Alfred Gibbons, Ely episcopal records: A calendar and concise view of the episcopal records preserved in the Muniment Room of the Palace at Ely, 1891, is occasionally useful, and Gibbons' classification still forms the basic classification for the diocesan records.
	www.lib.cam.ac.uk /MSS/Edr.html (679 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, former county, eastern England; Cambridge was the administrative center.
		Ely, town in East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, eastern England, on the Ouse River.
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	encarta.msn.com /Cambridgeshire_and_Isle_of_Ely.html (94 words)

	Isle of Ely Liberal Democrats - Manifesto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Co-operation with the County Council to add new cycleways between Lode and Swaffham Bulbeck, and from Witchford to Ely.
		Support the staging of a river regatta in 2004 in Ely, to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the Boat Race in Ely.
		Provide a shuttle bus, Monday to Friday, to connect the centre of Ely and the outlying estates with the hospital and the station.
	www.elylibdems.org.uk /districtmanifesto.asp (1990 words)

	Cambridgeshire Family History Society - Research
		The modern county comprises the old counties of Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and Soke of Peterborough.
		An surname index booklet to the Isle of Ely is available from the Bookstall.
		Only the Chesterton, Cambridge, Ely, North Witchford and Whittlesey Registration Districts lay wholly within the county; the district of Caxton contained parts of Huntingdonshire, the district of Linton contained parts of Essex, the district of Newmarket parts of Suufolk and the district of Wisbech parts of Norfolk.
	www.cfhs.org.uk /research.html (1239 words)

	isle of ely - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Isle of Ely : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Ely, Isle of, Isle of Ely : Dictionary.com [home, info]
		Phrases that include isle of ely: marquess of the isle of ely
	www.onelook.com /?w=isle+of+ely (120 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ely, Isle of (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		AllRefer.com - Ely, Isle of (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Ely, Isle of, British And Irish Political Geography
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	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/Ely-Isle.html (182 words)

	International Civic Heraldry- UNITED KINGDOM - ISLE OF ELY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a red shield with three open crowns, itself derived from the attributed arms of the Kingdom of east Anglia, which are three crowns on a blue field.
		The crest is derived from the device of the City of Ely.
		The name Ely is derived from the word eel.
	www.ngw.nl /int/gbr/i/iely.htm (244 words)

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