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CLXV. YORK TO PICKERING AND WHITBY, BY RAILWAY, 56 Miles.

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CLXVI. LONDON TO WELLS (NORFOLK), THROUGH CAMBRIDGE, ELY, AND

LYNN, 123 miles.

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ELY stands on a considerable eminence in the Isle of Ely, a large tract of

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high land encompassed with fens that were formerly covered with water. A monastery was founded here about 670. In 870, it was pillaged and destroyed by the Danes, and was not rebuilt till about a century later, when a charter was granted by Edgar, which was confirmed by Canute and Edward the Confessor, and subsequently by the Pope. The isle was gallantly defended against William the Conqueror; but, after repeated attacks, the inhabitants were obliged to surrender. In 1107, Ely was erected into a bishopric by Henry I. After the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII. converted the conventual church into a cathedral. This building displays a singular mixture of various styles of architecture, and has an unfinished appearance, but, as a whole, it is a noble structure. The interior is exceedingly beautiful, and much has been done during the present century to restore and beautify the various chapels it contains. The stalls are fine specimens of wood carving. The whole length of the edifice is upwards of 520 feet. The Church of the Holy Trinity, formerly the Lady Chapel, is attached to the cathedral. It was commenced in the reign of Edward II., and is one of the most perfect buildings of that age. The Church of St Mary is also handsome. Here are also several meeting-houses, a grammar-school, founded by Henry VIII., a national school, charity school, &c. Ely has a considerable manufactory for earthenware and tobacco pipes, and there are several mills in the isle for the preparation of oil from flax, hemp, and cole seed. Pop. 1851, 6176. The Bishop of Ely has considerable patronage at Cambridge.

LYNN or LYNN REGIS, a place of great antiquity, is situated on the right bank of the Ouse, about eight or nine miles from the sea. It is divided into several parts by four small rivers, called fleets, and was formerly encompassed on the land side by a foss, defended by a wall and bastions. The harbour is difficult of entrance, but capable of receiving 300 sail of vessels. There is a large quantity of wine imported from Portugal and Spain, and of hemp, wood, and flax, and other articles from the Baltic. Customs' revenue 1850, £37,106: 17:2. The marketplace is very extensive and handsome, and the quays for landing wine are convenient. The principal church, St Margaret's, is one of the largest parochial churches in England, and is especially rich in monumental brasses. It was erected in 1160, and repaired and enlarged in 1741. There are several other churches or chapels, various meeting-houses, a guild-hall, custom-house, theatre, hospital, a free grammar-school, St Ann's Fort, the promenade called the Mall, the ruins of the Grey Friars' Church, a mechanics' institute, &c. There is communication by railway between Lynn and all the principal towns of the empire. Two M.P. Pop. 1851, 19,355.

CASTLE RISING, five miles north-west of Lynn, and two miles from the Wash on the Rising river, is a place of great antiquity. Some have supposed that Alfred the Great built a castle here. At any rate, a castle enclosing a fragment of a more ancient building, erected here by William de Albini, existed before 1176. Of this fortress there are considerable remains. Here Isabella, Queen of Edward II., was kept in confinement by her son Edward III. from 1330 till her

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death in 1368. The church is an ancient structure, and contains a highly ornamented font. There is a national school and a hospital, with a chapel, built by the Earl of Northampton in 1613. Castle Rising formerly returned two M.P., but was disfranchised by the Reform Bill. Pop. 378.

FLITCHAM was formerly called Felixham and St Mary de Fontibus, from the numerous springs in the vicinity. Four miles distant is Houghton Hall (Marquis of Cholmondeley), a stately fabric erected by the celebrated Sir Robert Walpole, who was interred in the church. The famous gallery of paintings which this mansion once contained, was sold by the 3d Earl of Orford (of the first creation), in 1779, to Catherine II. of Russia for £40,000, and they now decorate one of the palaces of St Petersburgh.

CLXVII. LONDON TO LYNN THROUGH ROYSTON, CAMBRIDGE, ST. IVES,
CHATTERIS, MARCH, AND WISBEACH, 107 Miles.

ON RIGHT FROM LOND.

From

Lynn.

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ON LEFT FROM LOND

To Ely, 16 m.

From Shoreditch Ch.

Madingley, Sir St. V.

56 to Cambridge, (p. 433.) 50 Cotten, Bart.
cr. the river Cam.

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Fen Stanton.
Huntingdonshire.

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ST. IVES.
Somersham.

Chatteris Ferry.

cr. the river Nen, and enter the Isle of Ely, Camb.

Chatteris.

Carter's Bridge."

St Neots, 17 m.

ST IVES, a small town, pleasantly situated on the Ouse, over which is a curious and ancient stone

bridge, & a modern arched causeway. This town was nearly destroyed by fire in 1689. It carries on a considerable trade in malt and coal, and its market is noted for the sale of 681 cattle, sheep, pigs, poul try, &c. The church, a light, neat structure, with 731 a handsome tower, contains numerous sepulchral monuments. Here are several meetinghouses, and some remains of an ancient priory. Slepe Hall, at St Ives, was the residence of Oliver Cromwell when he rented Wood Farm in the 771 vicinity. Pop. 1851, 3522

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* About 7 miles distant is RAMSEY, formerly containing a rich Benedictine abbey, founded by Duke Aylwin in the reign of Edgar, but a ruined gateway is the only portion of it now remaining. The church is an elegant and spacious structure. Pop. 1851, 2641. In the vicinity are several lakes and meres, one of which, called Ramsey Mere, has fertile and beautiful banks, and abounds with pike, perch, and eels. Near the town is Ramsey Abbey, the beautiful seat of E. Fellowes, Esq. Eight miles from Ramsey is WHITTLESEY, possessing three churches, several chapels, charity schools, and alms-houses. Pop. 1851, 5472. Whi tlesey Mere produces excellent fish, and is much frequented by parties of pleasure.

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