Walsoken, the Glossary
Walsoken is a settlement and civil parish in Norfolk, England, which is conjoined as a suburb at the northeast of the town of Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire.[1]
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65 relations: Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover, Arcade (architecture), Archbishop of Canterbury, Arthur Artis Oldham, Æthelwine, Ealdorman of East Anglia, B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, British Newspaper Archive, Bronze Age, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Chancel, Charles I of England, Chris Green (horseman), Civil parish, Crucifixion, Domesday Book, Downham Market railway station, Emneth, Fen line, Fenland District, Fishery, Gallienus, Grand National, Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, Henry Leslie (playwright), Hostilian, Iron Age, Isle of Ely, John Gerard, King's Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Listed building, Marshland St James, Middle Ages, Motorcycle speedway, National Greyhound Racing Club, Nave, Nikolaus Pevsner, Non-metropolitan district, Norfolk, Norman architecture, Norwich, Norwich Airport, Norwich Castle, Old English, Postumus, Ramsey Abbey, Richard Young (MP), Roman Britain, Rood, ... Expand index (15 more) »
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Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover
Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover LL FRGS, FSA, FLS (16 August 1830 – 21 October 1919), was an English Quaker banker, philanthropist and collector of ancient manuscripts.
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Arcade (architecture)
An arcade is a succession of contiguous arches, with each arch supported by a colonnade of columns or piers.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.
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Arthur Artis Oldham
Arthur Artis Oldham (1886–1980) was an English historian.
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Æthelwine, Ealdorman of East Anglia
Æthelwine (died 992) was ealdorman of East Anglia and one of the leading noblemen in the kingdom of England in the later 10th century.
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B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads.
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British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Cambridge
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.
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Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.
Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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Chris Green (horseman)
Chris Green (c. 1820–1874) was a leading English steeplechase rider and trainer who won two Aintree Grand Nationals as jockey (1850 on Abd-el-Kader and 1859 on Half Caste) and trained the winning horse in another, The Lamb in 1871.
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
Crucifixion
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death.
Domesday Book
Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.
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Downham Market railway station
Downham Market railway station (formerly Downham) is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the town of Downham Market, Norfolk.
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Emneth
Emneth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Walsoken and Emneth are civil parishes in Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and villages in Norfolk.
Fen line
The Fen Line is a railway line in the east of England that links in the south to in the north. Walsoken and Fen line are King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Fenland District
Fenland is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England.
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Fishery
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place (a.k.a., fishing grounds).
Gallienus
Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (c. 218 – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268.
Grand National
| The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.
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Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom
Greyhound racing is a sport in the United Kingdom.
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Henry Leslie (playwright)
Henry Leslie (6 January 1830 – 4 March 1881) was a British actor and playwright active in the mid nineteenth century.
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Hostilian
Hostilian (Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus; died 251) was briefly Roman emperor in 251.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.
Isle of Ely
The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England.
John Gerard
John Gerard (also John Gerarde, 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London.
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. Walsoken and King's Lynn are King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England.
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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Marshland St James
Marshland St James is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Walsoken and Marshland St James are civil parishes in Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and villages in Norfolk.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit.
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National Greyhound Racing Club
The National Greyhound Racing Club was an organisation that governed Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom.
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Nave
The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74).
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Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.
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Norfolk
Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.
Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Norwich
Norwich is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England of which it is the county town.
Norwich Airport
Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of the city of Norwich.
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Norwich Castle
Norwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Postumus
Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus (259 – 269) was a Roman commander of Batavian origin, who ruled as emperor of the splinter state of the Roman Empire known to modern historians as the Gallic Empire.
Ramsey Abbey
Ramsey Abbey was a Benedictine abbey in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (now part of Cambridgeshire), England.
Richard Young (MP)
Alderman Richard Young,, (1809 – 15 October 1871) was a British merchant, shipowner and Liberal politician.
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Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.
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Rood
A rood or rood cross, sometimes known as a triumphal cross, is a cross or crucifix, especially the large crucifix set above the entrance to the chancel of a medieval church.
Sacrament
A sacrament is a Christian rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant.
Solomon
Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.
South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Terry Jermy of the Labour Party.
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Spire
A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples.
Steeplechase (horse racing)
A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.
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Thomas Herring
Thomas Herring (169323 March 1757) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757.
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Turret (architecture)
In architecture, a turret is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle.
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War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
West Walton
West Walton is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk District of Norfolk, England. Walsoken and West Walton are civil parishes in Norfolk, King's Lynn and West Norfolk and villages in Norfolk.
Wisbech
Wisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England.
Wisbech & Fenland Museum
The Wisbech & Fenland Museum, located in the town of Wisbech in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, is one of the oldest purpose-built museums in the United Kingdom. Walsoken and Wisbech & Fenland Museum are Wisbech.
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Wisbech Grammar School
Wisbech Grammar School is an 11–18 co-educational, Church of England, private day school and sixth form in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Walsoken and Wisbech Grammar School are Wisbech.
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Wisbech Town F.C.
Wisbech Town Football Club is a football club based near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. Walsoken and Wisbech Town F.C. are Wisbech.
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2001 United Kingdom census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.
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2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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See also
Wisbech
- 1891 Wisbech by-election
- A1101 road
- Angles Theatre
- Clarkson Memorial
- Elgood's Brewery
- Geoff Hastings
- Isle College, Wisbech
- Municipal Borough of Wisbech
- Murder of Una Crown
- North Cambridgeshire Hospital
- Our Lady & Saint Charles Borromeo Church
- Peckover House and Garden
- Port of Wisbech
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Wisbech
- The Crescent, Wisbech
- The Luxe Cinema
- The Wisbech Players
- Walsoken
- Wisbech
- Wisbech & Fenland Museum
- Wisbech Canal
- Wisbech Castle
- Wisbech East railway station
- Wisbech Electric Theatre
- Wisbech Grammar School
- Wisbech Greyhound Stadium
- Wisbech North railway station
- Wisbech St Mary railway station
- Wisbech Stirs
- Wisbech Town Council
- Wisbech Town F.C.
- Wisbech Town Hall
- Wisbech and Upwell Tramway
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsoken
, Sacrament, Solomon, South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency), Spire, Steeplechase (horse racing), Thomas Herring, Turret (architecture), War memorial, West Walton, Wisbech, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Wisbech Grammar School, Wisbech Town F.C., 2001 United Kingdom census, 2011 United Kingdom census.