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Walsoken history
The name Walsoken is thought to originate from the Old English meaning the district under particular jurisdiction by the wall. It refers to the villages proximity to a Roman sea wall or defence.
Roman settlement
Archaeological evidence has found that much of the land of Walsoken of pre-Roman occupation was completely submerged beneath the Iron Age silts. It is thought that some dry land existed within the parish in the Bronze Age as several artefacts from that time period were uncovered in the 19th century. There has been more archaeological evidence found to attest to Roman occupation in the parish, including a dispersed hoard of 300 to 400 Roman coins.
Medieval period
The principal manor of Walsoken was Popenhoe and originally belonged to Ramsey Abbey. The settlement’s population, land ownership and productive resources were detailed in the Domesday Book of 1085. In 1286 Desiderata grand-daughter of Sir Stephen de Maresco married Sir Roger de Colvile.
Amalgamation with Wisbech
Wisbech and Walsoken were amalgamated in April 1934. Part of the ecclesiastical parish was transferred to the Isle of Ely from Norfolk. As a result the church remains in Norfolk and the village hall, schools and most shops are now in the New.
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