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TIMELINE PART 1. 670-1483AD
LAKENHEATH AND ELY ABBEY.
673 |
Princess ETHELREDA founded a monastery for monks and nuns at Ely. |
870 | Ely Abbey was sacked by the Danes (Vikings) |
900 |
There was a landing place here at the edge of the Fen (the Hythe). |
1003 -1066 |
Lakenheath was given to the monks by Edward the Confessor. |
1010 |
The Battle of Thetford. Vikings advanced into the wild Fens. |
1061 | Pilgrimages to the shrine at Walsingham began. |
1066 | Ely continued to hold the lordship of the village after the Norman Conquest. |
1086 | The Little Domesday Book showed Lakenheath to be a large village of 24 households. |
1109 | Ely Abbey became a cathedral and the monks began the re-building of St. Mary’s Church. |
Read about Lakenheath and Ely Abbey. |
13th. C. THE VILLAGE
1201 |
Lakenheath’s first market was granted by King John. |
1304 | Warreners were employed to ensure the supply of rabbits to the Abbey. |
1339 | The vicar’s official seal was lost near the village. |
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Read about the Village. |
TROUBLED TIMES.
1349 |
The Black Death. |
1379 | Fire in the Village. |
1381 | The Peasants Revolt in Lakenheath |
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THE BEGINNINGS OF PROSPERITY.
1440 |
Camping Close. |
The Boy Bishop. A ‘fun’ tradition took place at Christmas time. | |
1483 |
William Lacy (lLacey), a wealthy villager's gift to the Church. |
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Read about the Beginnings of Prosperity. |