Isleham
Isleham | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | ELY | |
Postcode district | CB7 | |
Dialling code | 01638 | |
Isleham is a village and
. It has three pubs.Geography
Isleham is located in the Fens of south-east Cambridgeshire. The western parish boundary is formed by the Crooked Ditch or Crooked Drain, the eastern boundary largely by the Lea Brook and the north by the River Lark. The village lies on the B1104 from Prickwillow to Chippenham. Isleham is twinned with Nesles in France and Magdala in Germany and recently with Maltov in Russia.
Amenities
The village has a
Archaeology
The region between
.[2] Findings in Isleham include the Isleham Hoard of more than 6500 pieces of bronze, both manufactured articles and fragments of sheet bronze, all dating from the late Bronze Age, and discovered by Bill Houghton and his brother, Arthur.[3]Genealogy
Following a landscaping project, plfc (Pound Lane Free Church) have made listings and photographs of the graveyard headstones available via an on-line library.[4]
History
Its name seems to come from
The Priory of St Margaret of Antioch was founded in the village in 1090. It was always an alien priory run directly from France and, as such, was dissolved in 1414. It was later used as a barn and is now looked after by English Heritage.
St Andrew's parish church is a
On 3 May 1850 Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon was baptised in the river Lark. A stone marks the location.
Culture
In 1975 Mary Chamberlain published the book Fenwomen, an account of the lives of women in the village of Gislea - which was a pseudonym for Isleham.[7]
In 2015, English rapper Dirty Dike released his fourth album which included a track entitled "Isleham Swamp". Dirty Dike has referenced Cambridgeshire and the Fenland in several of his tracks.[8]
References
- ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Area: Isleham (Parish)". ONS. 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ISBN 1-85074-477-7., p. 81-88
- I. Wilkens, 2005, p. 90
- ^ "Pound Lane Free Church, Isleham (plfc)". plfc.org.uk.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1126475)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1331733)". National Heritage List for England.
- ISSN 0143-0955.
- ^ "Dirty Dike - Sucking On Prawns In The Moonlight". Discogs.