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Isle of Ely

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Isle of Ely region, Cambridgeshire, E central England. Ely is the chief town. The region has extensive fens, drained and devoted to the cultivation of sugar beets and vegetables. Pigs and poultry are raised. The name Isle comes from the high ground amid the fens; Ely supposedly refers to the eels formerly in the waters. Author not available, ELY, ISLE OF. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Ely, diocese of
...not granted until 1109, when Henry I and Anselm carved the Ely diocese out of the vast see of Lincoln. Based on a rich abbey, in Domesday second only to Glastonbury in wealth, Ely was in the first league. Together with the archbishops of...York and the bishops of Winchester and Durham , bishops of Ely ... Read more

Cambridgeshire
...number of small villages; that part of the Isle of Ely which centred on Ely itself; and a northern part of the isle, around March and Wisbech, which looked...administrative systems and, though the Isle of Ely was made a division of Cambridgeshire... Read more

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	For the citified adventurer, a guide to urbane joys of Ely.(TRAVEL) ; ...Vermilion Community College while we hung out in and around Ely without him. We spent time as a family at the end of the week...s premium lodging at the northern edge of town, the Grand Ely Lodge, where all rooms overlook Shagawa Lake and the restaurant...and grill. (Who needs Perkins and Applebee's?) This ... Read more
	Christopher Evans. Power and island communities: excavations at the Wardy Hill ringwork, Coveney, Ely (East Anglian Archaelogy Report No. 103).(Book Review) ; ...the Wardy Hill ringwork, Coveney, Ely (East Anglian Archaeology Report...located on the eastern edge of the Isle of Ely, overlooking the southern entrance...islands and the importance of the Isle of Ely, the author describes the structures... Read more
	COURSING: Tiger comes out roaring at Ely.(Sports) ; ...spaces of the English version of the sport must come as a serious shock to them. However, the 400-acre ground used for the Isle Of Ely meeting on Saturday made no difference to Tilney Tiger, winner of the pounds 500 Bedford Challenge. He came out as fresh... Read more
	The wolf in winter; A learning vacation at Ely's Wolf Center lets adventurous travelers run with the pack.(TRAVEL) ; ...and 710, all in Minnesota except for 10 on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Today, there are...International Wolf Center, a nonprofit institute in Ely, Minn., dedicated to study, preservation...Trail Lodge, a couple of miles north of Ely. All of us stayed at the lodge, and most... Read more
	Webber in 27-man England party ; Torquay United's James Webber is celebrating a first call-up to the senior international set up after being selected as travelling reserve for the British Isles Indoor Series in Perth in January. ; ...Shadwell (Clarrie Dunbar); Mark Walton (Hornsea); Mark Bantock (Whiteknights), Andrew Ware, Nick Brett, Greg Harlow (City of Ely); Paul Coleman (Wey Valley), Barry Jenkins (Egham), Ian Bond (Exonia), Robert Newman (Whiteknights); Matthew Marchant (Victory... Read more
	Voyage of discovery on the ocean waves; If the high-priced luxury of Florida and Mauritius is out of your reach, then live it up with a sailing weekend. Father and son Phil and Arni Brown visit the Isle of Wight to test out the waters. ; ...It's all part of the strategy of John Ely, the Academy principal. 'We want them to...secluded estate on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight between Bembridge and Seaview...surge of public interest in tennis, the Isle of Wight is the focus of the sailing world... Read more
	Bond and Webber in England team for Isles series ; ...Shadwell (Clarrie Dunbar); Mark Walton (Hornsea); Mark Bantock (Whiteknights), Andrew Ware, Nick Brett, Greg Harlow (City of Ely); Paul Coleman (Wey Valley), Barry Jenkins (Egham), Ian Bond (Exonia), Robert Newman (Whiteknights); Matthew Marchant (Victory... Read more
	Isle Red Cross volunteer lands in NYC ; ...health or family services, said Red Cross spokeswoman Cassandra Ely. She said the Red Cross will schedule several training sessions...that number to reach mental health workers at the Red Cross, Ely said. Lee said the scene flying into La Guardia Airport was surreal... Read more
	Big Isle residentsblame tornado fordamaging 7 homesin minutes ; ...and Hua Nui Street sustained major damage and two had minor damage, according to Red Cross Chief Operating Officer Cassandra Ely. In Puna, a family of eight got help with shelter and food after a large tree fell on their home. In Kahului, Maui, a 6-foot... Read more

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