Editing Isleham (section)

==History==
Its name seems to come from [[Old English language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Gísla hám'' = "the home of the hostages". It seems that in Anglo-Saxon societies the position of a hostage from one political group held by another political group, was sometimes more or less voluntary, and the meaning of the word could slip into "representative".

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The [[Isleham Priory Church|Priory of St Margaret of Antioch]] was founded in the village in 1090. It was always an [[alien priory]] run directly from France and, as such, was dissolved in 1414. It was later used as a barn and is now looked after by [[English Heritage]].

St Andrew's parish church is a [[Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1126475}}</ref> It was the burial site for ancestors of the Peyton family. Descendants of Peytons visit the church and obtain rubbings of the [[Monumental brass|brasses]] decorating the Peyton [[church monument|monuments]].  The church continues to be restored with the help of donations from Peyton families in the UK and USA. Isleham Hall on West Street is a building associated with the Peyton family, and dating from the 16th century.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1331733}}</ref>

On 3 May 1850 Baptist preacher [[Charles Spurgeon]] was baptised in the river Lark. A stone marks the location.