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Lord of ManorPeoplePlaces

Lords of the Manor and ownership

      Waldringfield Hilton   From To   Source   695? Waldhere Bishop of London Supposition that land passed along the line of Bishops   955 Will of Bishop Theodred in 955 1) esawyer   955 Osgot from above Will on death o fTheodred     1035 1035 and 1044 there is also a mention of when the East…
alyson
January 29, 2019

QR Codes

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alyson
January 27, 2019
DebenPoem

The Deben by Kit Clark

The Deben Gives us much pleasure, Boats sail their measure, Against ebb and flow, Against winds high and low, Just walking the shore. Knowing there is more, Each day a different hue. Each day a changing view, Sands enjoyed by tots, All spades, buckets and pots, Birds that stay and feed. Dabbling in the weed, A veritable garden of Eden,…
alyson
January 25, 2019
2009 at WarPoemWW2

A Suffolk Village by Stella James

Early morning, early summer, the sun rises over the village on a perfect Englishday. Bobby opens up the garage while up the road Miss Bloomfield in the Post Office drinks her first tea of the day, dusts the shelves in the tiny lean-to shop, polishes the jars of jelly babies and dolly mixtures, farthing a bag, bull’s-eyes, 1/2d. a half-a-dozen.…
alyson
January 25, 2019

WW2 walk extra material

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alyson
January 23, 2019
Cement WorksDeathNewspaperOther

1893 George Mason newspaper obituary

Ipswich Journal – Sat 14th Oct 1893 Death of Mr George Mason At Ipswich Another link in the chain of busy, shrewd, far-seeing men who in their day played a prominent part in making Ipswich the prosperous commercial centre it is to-day, has been suddenly snapped, and that so suddenly that the inhabitants of the town could hardly bring themselves…
alyson
January 21, 2019

Website performance tests

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alyson
January 19, 2019
Family Trees

Family Trees

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alyson
January 14, 2019
BooksMiddle AgesReference

1587 Holinsheds Chronicles

Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland was a complete description of everything about Elizabethan Britain. There were 1577 and 1587 editions. The Description of England  was complied by William Harrison.  Of local interest: Volume 4 on Scotland is dedicated to Thomas Seckford. To the Right worshipfull Maister Thomas Secford Esquire and Maister of the Requests, William Harison wisheth all…
alyson
January 11, 2019
ChurchLocation/FeaturePlaces

Waldringfield’s ring of Churches

W.G.Arnott ((Place Names of the Deben Valley by W.G.Arnott)) suggested in Place Names of the Deben Valley that the locations of local Churches relate to pre seawall access by water and the transport of stone fonts from Norfolk. Furthermore, a 1999 River Deben Association magazine contains an article by David Aldred describing a circular arrangement of other Churches around Waldringfield…
alyson
January 4, 2019
OtherWFC Fairway Committee

1938 to 1978 WFC minutes extracts

1938 Warning notice on Scrubbing Posts. Application by Nunn’s to build concrete slipway. 1939 Discussion of moorings for houseboats of Mr Orvis () and for Sir A.E.Eborall. Also no action taken on wreck of Lowestoft Trawler. Nunn's pay 2/6 p.a. for the concrete slip. 1945 Long poles to be marked as beacons. Buoys to be obtained for Horse. Lack of…
alyson
January 4, 2019
Sports clubsWW1

Cricket Club from Kevin Nunn

It may also be of interest to you that the cricket club records are held by Mr Alan Barnes, who can be found preparing the cricket wicket in Fishpond land most Thursdays in the summer. Or I can put you in touch. These records go back to the 1920s when the cricket club began to play at its current site.…
alyson
December 27, 2018