The "prosperous and slightly criminal half century" life of Ravenser Odd.
Content note: Grimsby.
The National ArchivesRavenser OddRavenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves again by 1360. Documents at The National Archives provide intriguing glimpses into its brief and turbulent life.
@ajlanes I seem to remember there was somewhere off the coast of Norfolk or Suffolk at some point where new mothers went to register their births as it was unparished, so they didn't have to acknowledge the father. The memory is a bit of a muddle, but I can't find any reference to it.