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SOHAM PARISH
Genealogy and Local History, East Cambridgeshire

Streets and Lanes
Parish of Soham

Bancroft Lane Recorded on a map of 1650 & 1656 as Silvers Lane.

Berrycroft Lane Marked on maps dating 1650,1656 & 1902 but no name is shown.

Brewhouse Lane Shown on a map of 1656 called Netherall Lane leading to Netherall Closes.

Bridge Street The first reference to it being called Bridge Street was in the mid 19th century.

Broad Piece In 1656 Broad Piece, The Cotes & Mereside were part of The Meare Bank Common.

Brook Dam Lane Described in the 13th C. as a Causeway leading to the slightly isolated Brook St.

Brook Street Spelt Brokstrete c.1270, mentioned in the 13th C as being isolated from the Town.

Bushel Lane Previously known as Holmes Lane and Qua Fen Lane.

Centre Road Situated at Downfields on the Southern tip of Soham.

Cherry Tree Lane Shown on a map of 1656, called Broad Lane.

Churchgate Street So called by the 1460's and spelt Cherchegatestrete in 1462.

Clarks Drove Situated of Broad Piece leading down towards the Soham Mere.

Clay Street Spelt c.1397 Le Cley and Cleymere in 1404, also known as Bull Lane prior to 1400.

College Road Shown on a map dated 1656 going from Clay Street to The Moat.

Cross Green Shown on a map of 1656 and then known as Wallis Hill.

Fordham Road In the 16th century it was styled as a Causeway.

Fountain Lane Shown on a map of 1656 as Lyon Lane.

Greenhills A very picturesque part of Soham, shown on a map of 1656 as Greenway Lane.

Hall Street In 1452 its was spelt Halleway,

Hasse Road Called Hasse Drove in 1876, leading by an area of land called Great Hasse.

High Street The earliest we can find the name The High Street is in 1601.

Holmes Lane On a map of 1656 Holmes Lane is shown where Bushel Lane is today.

Julius Martin Lane In 1656 the lane was called Bullards Lane.

Kents Lane In 1656 the lane was called Calfe Fenn Lane.

Kings Parade Built on the Mill Crofts.

Lode Close Built on what was called in 1656 Bull Lane Closes.

Market Street / Place In 1886 it is shown as being called Crown Lane.

Mereside Called Mere Street by 1630 and shown on a map of 1656 as The Meare Banke Common.

Mill Corner Described on a map of 1656 as Clay Street alias Mill Street.

Mill Croft Shown on a map of 1656 in the same position but no name is shown.

Northfield Road Shown on a map of 1650 and 1656 as Bancroft Lane and Metlam Way.

Paddock Street so called by 1580.

Pratt Street Probably named after the family of Mabilla and Thomas Prat who once lived there.

Queensway Built in the 1950's by the Council and contains prefabricated houses and bungalows.

Red Lion Square Shown on a map dated 1656, but no name given.

Regal Lane Previously known as Malin Lane and Drain Lane.

Sand Street The Southern end was called Townsend in 1430 until c.1600.

Speed Lane In 1656 it was called Cross Lane.

Spencer Drove Faintly marked on a map of 1656 going all the way to the Soham Mere.

Station Road On a map of 1656 it is called Thompsons Lane.

Tanners Lane Previously known as Brookstreet Lane.

Ten Bell Lane Previously known as Swinton Lane.

The Butts Marked on a map of 1656 in the same location as today.

The Causeway Mentioned as far back as the 13th Century.

The Cotes By 1845 it contained 12 dwellings.

The Shade Meaning ''the opposite'' an open sunlit place in the middle of a plain.

Townsend So called by 1628.

White Hart Lane Where a Brewery once stood and a pub of the same name.

Soham Cemetery Inscriptions.

This Record of the Monumental Inscriptions at the Fordham Road Cemetery, Soham, was made by Tim and Julie Webb of Soham between 2004 and 2010 as time permitted. This electronic version comprises the full text of the transcript, with the addition of photographs of the graves as well as purchase and burial details taken from the original purchase and burial registers.

Safe for all ages.

Quakers of Cambridgeshire
and the Isle of Ely.

This is a very interesting book that we have extracted the Cambridgeshire part from, the full title of the book is, A Collection of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers, and was published in 1753, but gives accounts as far back as 1653, has many names from this area and details of what became of them including their punishments because of their Faith, is an absolutely fascinating read.

Cambridgeshire and
Huntingdonshire Leaders.

A great resource for anyone with interest in the political and social history of both Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire

Cures for Beasts.

This is a little handwritten book dated 1817 in our possession, that once belonged to a local Live Stock Farmer, it is unique and is a book of recipes of old fashioned Cures for all manner of disorders in Cattle, Sheep and Horses, you can read how they cured these things with local ingredients, some sound pretty hair raising. Only available from us.

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