Penn, K. (2022). The Diversion of the Little Ouse: Herbert de Losinga and the Founding of Bishop’s Lynn. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 111. Vol 111, Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society. pp. 179-190.
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The Diversion of the Little Ouse: Herbert de Losinga and the Founding of Bishop’s Lynn | ||
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 111 | ||
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Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society | ||
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179 - 190 | ||
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The most significant of medieval fenland river improvements was the diversion of the Little Ouse from its ancient outfall at Wisbech to its present outfall at Lynn. Air photographs, radiocarbon dating, and recent Lidar records, alongside a group of charters, allow this to be more precisely dated. This article suggests a date and context for Little Ouse diversion: concluding that this was undertaken by Bishop Herbert de Losinga around 1100 when he founded Lynn, the writer explores its wider context, involving the 'political' aspect, especially support for monastic houses at Wymondham, Thetford and Ramsey (which gained a new market at Downham), besides changes to fenland access. | ||
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2022 | ||
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27 Oct 2022 |