17-654: Deeping may refer to: The settlements of, and within The Deepings in Lincolnshire, England: Market Deeping Deeping St James Deeping St Nicholas Deeping Gate West Deeping Warwick Deeping (1877-1950), English author HMT Warwick Deeping , British anti-submarine trawler in World War II Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
34-503: A series of settlements close to the River Welland near the borders of southern Lincolnshire and north western Cambridgeshire in eastern England . Peterborough is about 8 miles to the south, Spalding about 10 miles to the north east and Stamford about 8 miles to the west. The area is very low-lying, and gave The Deepings their name (a Saxon name translatable as either 'deep places' or 'deep lands'). The villages are mentioned in
51-725: The Domesday Book . Deeping Fen lies to the North, and the drainage of it was an important part of seventeenth and eighteenth century land reclamation. It is now the responsibility of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board . Within the South Kesteven District Council Area: Within the South Holland District Council Area: Drainage of the area dates back at least as far as
68-554: The Chapel of St. Guthlac of all his lands up to the Cardyke, excluding the river Welland within a mighty bank; because almost every year his meadows lying near that stream were overflowed. upon this bank he erected tenements and cottages and in a short time made it a large town, whereunto he assigned gardens and arable fields, By thus embanking the river he reduced the low grounds, which before that time were deep lakes and impassable fens, (hence
85-642: The Romans, and the Car Dyke , but the capital involved always required a strong state, and rich men, to improve the land. In William the Conqueror's reign Richard de Rulos who was the Lord and Owner of part of Deeping Fen "and was much addicted to good husbandry, such as tillage and breeding of cattle. took in a great part of the common fen adjacent and converted it into several, for meadows and pastures. He also made an Inclosure from
102-512: The following year he published his own Antiquities of Warwickshire , which was soon recognised as a model county history . In this work he was one of the first to consider the significance of stone tools , stating these were "weapons used by the Britons before the art of making arms of brass or iron was known". At the Restoration Dugdale obtained the office of Norroy King of Arms through
119-541: The history of Warwickshire and their research led them to the archives of public records in London. There he met Sir Christopher Hatton , Sir Henry Spelman , Sir Simonds d'Ewes and Sir Edward Dering . Hatton provided him with hospitality in Holborn and became his principal patron. In 1638, through the influence of his friends Dugdale was created a pursuivant of arms extraordinary by the name of Blanche Lyon , and, in 1639, he
136-576: The influence of the Earl of Clarendon . In the office of Norroy he undertook heraldic visitations of the counties north of the Trent . In 1677 he was knighted and promoted to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms , which he held until his death. In his last years he wrote an account of his life at the request of Anthony Wood . He died "in his chair" at Blyth Hall in Warwickshire in 1686, aged 80. His house
153-401: The name Deep-ing or Deep Meadow ), into most fruitful fields and pastures; and the most humid and moorish parts to a garden of pleasure. Having by this good husbandry brought the soil to that fertile condition, he converted the chapel of St Guthlac into a church, the place now being called Market Deeping, By the like means of banking and draining he also made a village dedicated to St. James in
170-598: The principal churches in England. In June 1642, he was summoned with the other heralds to attend the king at York . When the war broke out Charles deputed him to summon the castles of Banbury and Warwick to surrender. He witnessed the Battle of Edgehill , and later returned with a surveyor to make a survey of the battlefield. He arrived in Oxford with the king in November 1642 and he
187-513: The surrender of Oxford in 1646 Dugdale returned to Blyth Hall and compounded for his estates under the terms of the Oxford articles. Hatton, who had opposed the surrender, went into exile in France, where Dugdale visited him in 1648. He recommenced his antiquarian researches, collaborating with Roger Dodsworth on the Monasticon Anglicanum , the first volume of which was published in 1655. In
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#1732845107032204-495: The title Deeping . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deeping&oldid=544892861 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Deepings The Deepings ( grid reference TF150094 ) are
221-498: The very pan of Pudlington, and by much labour and charge reduced it into fields, meadows, and pasture, which is now called Deeping St. James -- W.H. Wheeler, quoting William Dugdale . Dugdale drew heavily on William Camden 's Brittania which tells the same story in nearly the same words. 52°40′12″N 0°18′03″W / 52.67012°N 0.30076°W / 52.67012; -0.30076 William Dugdale Sir William Dugdale (12 September 1605 – 10 February 1686)
238-676: Was admitted MA of the University . He worked as a bureaucrat in the royalist capital, especially after December 1643 when Hatton was appointed Comptroller of the Household . In 1644 the king appointed him Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary . During his leisure at Oxford he collected material at the Bodleian Library and college libraries for his books. It was during these years that he met Elias Ashmole , who later became his son-in-law. Following
255-455: Was an English antiquary and herald . As a scholar he was influential in the development of medieval history as an academic subject. Dugdale was born at Shustoke , near Coleshill in Warwickshire , where his father, John Dugdale, was steward to the local landowner. As he was born, a swarm of bees flew into the garden, which some considered "a happy presage on the life of the babe". He
272-636: Was educated at King Henry VIII School , Coventry. In 1623, he married Margaret Huntbach (1607–81), with whom he had nineteen children. In 1625, the year after his father's death, he purchased the manor of Blyth , near Shustoke. During an enclosure dispute with a neighbour a few years later he met the Leicestershire antiquary William Burton , who acted as arbitrator. He became involved in transcribing documents and collecting church notes and met other Midlands antiquaries such as Sir Simon Archer (1581–1662) and Sir Thomas Habington . He began working with Archer on
289-649: Was promoted to the office of Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary . The accommodation in the College of Arms and the income from his post enabled him to pursue his research in London. According to his later account, in 1641 Sir Christopher Hatton, foreseeing the English Civil War and dreading the ruin and spoliation of the Church, commissioned him to make exact drafts of all the monuments in Westminster Abbey and
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