A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WHITTLESEY MERE, a quondam lake in the N of Hunts; 5 miles SSE of Peterborough. It covered more than 3,000 acres; yielded large quantities of fish, which were sent chiefly to the London market; was the scene, in 1850, of a famous skating-match; has been all drained, with the effect of bringing most of its quondam-bottom into cultivation; and was found to contain a large canoe, a chandelier, a censer, swords, seals, pottery, and other relics.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a quondam lake" (ADL Feature Type: "lakes") |