| ALKERTON 3774 2053.
1334 Subsidy £16.88. See also VCH Gloucestershire, x, p.
133. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 28 Jul 1304, by K Edw I to
William de Wauton (CChR, 1300–26, p. 47). In 1402,
tolls were leased from the manor. There is no further evidence
for the market (VCH Gloucestershire, x, p.
133). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Kenelm the Martyr (17 Jul); gr 28
Jul 1304, by K Edw I to William de Wauton (CChR,
1300–26, p. 47). In 1402, tolls were leased from the manor.
There is no further evidence for the fair (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 133). |
| ALVINGTON 3603 2007.
1334 Subsidy £75. See also VCH Gloucestershire, v, p.
12. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 4 Sept 1265, by K Hen III to P
and C of Lanthony without Gloucester [priory of Llanthony
Secunda, by Gloucester] (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 56).
VCH provides no further evidence for the market and
suggests that if established, it had fallen into disuse by 1539
(VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 12). It seems likely that it
was superseded by the Tues market. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 16 Nov 1267, by K Hen III to
P and C of Lawntouney without Gloucester [priory of Llanthony
Secunda, by Gloucester]. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 84). It seems likely that this superseded the
Mon market. On 3 Sept 1394, K Ric II granted the market to the P
and C of St Mary and St John the Baptist of Lanthony by
Gloucester (CChR, 1341–1417, pp. 348–9).
VCH provides no further evidence for the market and
suggests that if established, it had fallen into disuse by 1539
(VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 12). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Assumption (15 Aug); gr 4 Sept
1265, by K Hen III to P and C of Lanthony without Gloucester
[priory of Llanthony Secunda, by Gloucester] (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 56). VCH provides no further evidence
for the fair and suggests that if established, it had fallen
into disuse by 1539 (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 12). It
is probable that this was superseded by the fair granted in
1267. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Laurence (10 Aug); gr 16 Nov
1267, by K Hen III to P and C of Lawntouney without Gloucester
[priory of Llanthony Secunda, by Gloucester]. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 84). VCH provides
no further evidence for the fair and suggests that if
established, it had fallen into disuse by 1539 (VCH
Gloucestershire, v, p. 12). It is probable that this
superseded the fair granted in 1265. |
| F | (Charter) Tues and Wed in Whit week (Easter
dep); gr 3 Sept 1394, by K Ric II to P and C of St Mary and St
John the Baptist of Lanthony [priory of Llanthony Secunda, by
Gloucester]. To be held at the town (CChR,
1341–1417, pp. 348–9). VCH provides no further
evidence for the fair and suggests that if established, it had
fallen into disuse by 1539 (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p.
12). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr 3
Sept 1394 by K Ric II to P and C of St Mary and St John the
Baptist of Lanthony [priory of Llanthony Secunda, by
Gloucester]. To be held at the town (CChR,
1341–1417, pp. 348–9). VCH provides no further
evidence for the fair and suggests that if established, it had
fallen into disuse by 1539 (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p.
12). |
| BEACHLEY 3551 1911.
See also VCH Gloucestershire, x, pp. 64, 73. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 13 May 1294, by Roger le
Bygod, earl of Norfolk to John ap Adam. To be held at the manor
(I.H. Jeayes ed., Descriptive Catalogue of the Charters and
Muniments in the possession of the Rt. Hon. Lord Fitzhardinge at
Berkeley Castle (Bristol, 1892) no. 459). There is no
further evidence for the market (VCH Gloucestershire, x,
p. 73). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Margaret the virgin (20 Jul); gr
13 May 1294, by Roger le Bygod, earl of Norfolk to John ap Adam.
To be held at the manor (I.H. Jeayes ed., Descriptive
Catalogue of the Charters and Muniments in the possession of the
Rt. Hon. Lord Fitzhardinge at Berkeley Castle (Bristol,
1892) no. 459). There is no further evidence for the fair
(VCH Gloucestershire, x, p. 73). |
| BERKELEY 3683 1993.
Borough 1190x1200 (BF, p. 111). Mint 1042–66. 1334 Subsidy
£53.77. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded
1086, forum. Seventeen men were living in the market in 1086
(Darby, p. 369). In 1153, Henry duke of Aquitaine [later K Hen II] granted Robert fitz
Harding the manor with a free market on a day of his choosing and his own
mint (Regesta, iii, nos. 310, 311). It seems that the mint at
Berkeley was not revived. On 27 Sept 1189, K Ric I granted Robert, son of
Maurice de Berkelai a free market to be held on whatever day of the week
he wished, just as the charter of Henry his father granted it to Robert
fitz Harding. Market recorded in 1287, when it was held on Mon (QW,
p. 256). The charter of K Ric I was confirmed by K Edw III to Thomas de
Berkele on 8 Jun 1330 (CChR, 1327–41, pp.
178–9). |
| F | (Prescriptive) vfm, Nativity of
Mary (8 Sept); feria recorded 1287, held by Thomas de Berkle
(QW, p. 256). |
| F | (Prescriptive) Mon in Pentecost
week (Easter dep); feria recorded 1287, held by Thomas de Berkle
(QW, p. 256). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Invention of the
Cross (3 May); gr 16 Feb 1396, by K Ric II to Thomas, lord of Berkeley
(CChR, 1341–1417, p. 352). To be held at the
town. |
| BLOCKLEY 4164 2350.
Borough: the borough or burgesses were mentioned in a court roll in
Worcester Cathedral library (Ex info C. Dyer). 1334 Subsidy
£42.75. Transferred from Worcestershire to Gloucestershire in 1931
(Guide, i, p. 165). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
472). See also VCH Worcestershire, iii, p. 271. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) No further information
for medieval market. |
| F | (Grant: other) vf, Michael (29 Sept); feria, gr 20 Oct
1224, by K Hen III to bp of Worcester. To be held until the king came of age (C 60/20 m. 1). On 23 Dec 1239, K Hen III granted Walter, bp of Worcester a fair on 3+vf Michaelmas (CChR,
1226–57, p. 248). On 7 May 1270, K Hen III granted Godfrey,
bp of Worcester, a fair at the manor of Blockley on 3+vfm
Michael (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 139) Fair recorded
c.1282 (M. Hollings ed., The Red Book of
Worcester, Worcestershire Historical Society (1939) iii, p.
312). |
| F | (Prescriptive) vfm+5, Matthew (21 Sept);
recorded 15 Feb 1286, held by G. bp of Worcester. Held at the
manor. On 15 Feb 1286, K Edw I granted that the fair be extended
to another eight days, at the request of G bp of Worcester
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 329). According to VCH,
the fairs on Matthew and Michaelmas were joined by this grant
(VCH Worcestershire, iii, p.
271). |
| BRIMPSFIELD 3942 2128.
1334 Subsidy £24.89. See also VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p.
146. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 18 May 1354, by K Edw III to
Lionel, the king’s son. To be held at the town
(CChR, 1341–1417, p. 140). There is no further
evidence for the market (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p.
146). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Corpus Christi (Easter dep); gr 18
May 1354, by K Edw III to Lionel, the king’s son. To be
held at the town (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 140). There is
no further evidence for the fair (VCH Gloucestershire,
vii, p. 146). |
| BRISTOL 3588 1732.
Borough 1086 (BF, p. 111; Darby, p. 365). Mint
c.979–1154. 1334 Subsidy £2200. Bristol’s identity
as a commercial centre is first clearly apparent in the early
eleventh century with its emergence as a minting centre. The town
grew rapidly thereafter, especially during the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries. It was identified as a borough in 1086. The main market
appears to have occupied the streets within the defended area between
the rivers Avon and Frome in the vicinity of the church of St Mary le
Port. The fairs seem to have occupied a site to the east of this
enclosure and the castle. Suburban expansion during the twelfth
century was remarkable. See the entries for Redwick, Gloucestershire and Redcliff, Somerset (q.v.). Market
town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 25 Jan, 25 Jul
(Harrison, pp. 392, 395). |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1147x83,
forum, when the earl of Gloucester authenticated a grant
of land in the market of Bristol (R.B. Patterson ed., Earldom
of Gloucester Charters (Oxford, 1973), no. 151). Market
recorded on 7 Feb 1218 (RLC, i, p. 351b). In 1222, the
market was said to be damaged by that at Redwick, Gloucestershire (q.v.)
(RLC, i, p. 499b). Market held by the burgesses of the
lord king mentioned in Aug 1234, when it was being damaged by
that at Marshfield, Gloucestershire
(q.v.) (CR, 1231–4, p. 499; CRR, xv,
no. 1084). |
| F | (Prescriptive) Michaelmas (29 Sept); recorded
1121–2x1147, when Earl Robert of Gloucester granted to
Tewkesbury abbey the tithe of the rents of the cellars of his
fair at Bristol (R.B. Patterson ed., Earldom of Gloucester
Charters (Oxford, 1973), no. 283). This was the Michaelmas
fair, since in c.1150–83 Earl William ordered that
the M of Tewkesbury were to have the tithes of his vill of
Bristol and of his Michaelmas fair there (R.B. Patterson ed.,
Earldom of Gloucester Charters (Oxford, 1973), no. 180).
Property in the Michaelmas fair is recorded in 1171x83 (R.B.
Patterson ed., Earldom of Gloucester Charters (Oxford,
1973), no. 28). This fair probably occupied the same site as the
Pentecost fair, in the district of the town known as ‘the
fair’ to the east of the castle (R.B. Patterson ed.,
Earldom of Gloucester Charters (Oxford, 1973), nos. 3,
10, 31, 71; M.D. Lobel and E.M. Carus-Wilson, The Atlas of
Historic Towns, ii (1975), p. 8). The Michaelmas fair may
have been the earlier of the two twelfth-century
fairs. |
| F | (Charter) Pentecost (Easter dep); recorded
c.1150–63, when Earl William of Gloucester granted his
fair at Bristol in Pentecost week to the ch of St James Bristol
(R.B. Patterson ed., Earldom of Gloucester Charters
(Oxford, 1973), no. 35). In 1287, the A of Tewkesbury claimed
the fair on the grounds that Earl William had granted it to the
abbey’s cell at Bristol at the ch of St James and that K
Hen II had confirmed the grant (QW, p. 246). Bristol St
James’s priory was founded by Robert, earl of Gloucester
c.1137; it was dependant on Tewkesbury abbey (Medieval
Religious Houses, p. 52). |
| F | (Charter) vf+13, Lawrence (10 Aug); gr 19 Feb
1255, by K Hen III to Edward, the king’s son (CChR,
1226–57, p. 442). To be held in the town. |
| F | (Charter) f+9, Trans of Edward king and martyr
(20 Jun); gr on 14 Dec 1462 by K Edw IV to mayor, commonalty and
burgesses of Bristol (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 163). |
|
There are references to unidentified fairs in 1184, 1185 (when more
than one fair is implied), 1195–7, 1199 and 1201 (PR, 30
Hen II, p. 111; PR, 31 Hen II, p. 154; PR, 7 Ric I, p.
182; Chancellor’s Roll, 8 Ric I, p. 108; PR, 9 Ric I, p.
127; PR, 1 John, p. 27; PR, 3 John, p. 53; RCh,
p. 3). An unidentified fair was also referred to in 1232, when K Hen
III granted to the P and Ca of Bradenstoke various gifts made to
them, including that by David son of Robert de Morton of all his land
in the fair of Bristol (CChR, 1226–57, p. 161). These
could be references to either the Michaelmas or the Pentecost
fair. |
| CHIPPING CAMPDEN 4155
2395. Borough 1153x81, and see below (BF, p. 112). 1334 Subsidy
£255. The value for Chipping Campden in the 1334 Lay Subsidy may also
include the values for Broad Campden and Westington (Glasscock, p. 94 n. 1).
Ranulph, earl of Chester’s sister, Mabel, married William,
earl of Arundel; their daughter Nicola married Roger de Somery (GEC,
xii, p. 113). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
471). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 16 Apr 1249,
forum, when K Hen III ratified grants made by Hugh de
Gundevill (earl of Chester from 1153 until 1181) and Ranulph,
earl of Chester (earl from 1181 until 1232) to the burgesses of
Chipping Campden, that they and all comers to the market of
Campden should be free of toll (G. Barraclough ed., The
Charters of the Anglo-Norman Earls of Chester,
c.1071–1237, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
126 (Gloucester, 1988), no. 405). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 30 Jul 1247, by K Hen III to
Roger de Somery (CChR, 1226–57, p. 325). |
| F | (Letter Close) f+2, James the Apostle (25 Jul);
feria gr 8 May 1218, by K Hen III to R[anulph] earl of
Chester and Lincoln. To be held at the
manor. Mandate to the sh of Gloucestershire to cause him to have
it. (RLC, i, p. 361). This fair was not limited ‘until the
king came of age’ and therefore may not have ceased in 1227. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, James (25 Jul); gr 30 Jul 1247,
by K Hen III to Roger de Somery (CChR, 1226–57, p.
325). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, George (23 Apr); gr 26 May 1360,
by K Edw III to Richard de Stafford (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 166). To be held at the
manor. |
| CHIPPING SODBURY 3728
1823. Borough 1232. The borough of Chipping Sodbury was created in
the parish of Old Sodbury, perhaps as early as 1218, although it is
first mentioned in 1232. Chipping Sodbury was represented separately
at the assize in 1221 (Beresford, p. 441). It was not separately
assessed in the 1334 Lay Subsidy; Old Sodbury was assessed at £60
(Glasscock, p. 102). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
471). |
| M | (Letter Close) Mon; mercatum, gr 12 Aug
1218, by K Hen III to William Crassus, the elder (RLC, i,
p. 368). To be held at the manor. Mandate to the sh of
Gloucestershire to cause him to have it. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 24 May 1227, by K Hen III to
William Crassus, the elder, kn (CChR, 1226–57, p.
43). Order to sh of Gloucestershire regarding the market, 5 Jun
1227 (RLC, ii, p. 188b). |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 6 Nov 1270, by K Hen III to
William de Weylaund. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 156). It is possible that this was to replace
the right to a Mon market granted in 1218. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 15 Nov 1280, by K Edw I to Thomas de
Weyland. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 236). It is possible that this was to replace
the right to a Thurs market granted in 1227. |
| F | (Charter) f+7, John the Baptist (24 Jun); gr 24
May 1227, by K Hen III to William Crassus, the elder, kn
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 43). Order to sh of
Gloucestershire regarding the fair, 5 Jun 1227 (RLC, ii,
p. 188b). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Decollation of John the Baptist
(29 Aug); gr 6 Nov 1270, by K Hen III to William de Weylaund
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 156). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Nativity of John the Baptist (24
Jun); gr 15 Nov 1280, by K Edw I to Thomas de Weyland. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 236). It is
possible that this was to replace the right to the fair granted
in 1218. This was presumably the fair on John the Baptist
recorded on 20 Dec 1375, held by Edward le Despenser, kn, lately
deceased (CIPM, xiv, p. 219). |
| F | (Prescriptive) f, Ascension (Easter dep);
recorded 20 Dec 1375, held by Edward le Despenser, kn, lately
deceased (CIPM, xiv, p. 219). |
| CIRENCESTER 4023 2021.
Borough 1133 or later (BF, p. 112). 1334 Subsidy £250. Roman city and
possibly a British political centre in the sixth century. Before
1066, Cirencester had a minster ch with canons, traditionally founded
in the ninth century. There was presumably a market there long before
1086, when the ‘new market’ is mentioned. The new and well-
endowed Augustinian abbey was begun in 1117. A royal charter
attributed to 1133, but elaborated later, mentions burgesses at
Cirencester (Regesta, ii, no. 1782; C.D. Ross ed., The
Cartulary of Cirencester Abbey Gloucestershire (Oxford, 1964), i,
pp. 21–4). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair
1587, 21 Oct (Harrison, p. 396). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1086, described as the novum forum, which
rendered 20s. (Darby, p. 369). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Fri; recorded 1189x99,
held by A and C of Cirencester. The A and C had held the manor
of Cirencester with its appurtenances since it was granted to
them by K Ric I and then confirmed by K John. Since that time,
they had held the markets. On 20 Sept 1343, K Edw III granted
the A and C the market by charter (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 23). It is possible that this was the same market noted in
1086. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Mon; recorded 1188x99,
held by A and C of Cirencester. The A and C had held the manor
of Cirencester with its appurtenances since it was granted to
them by K Ric I and then confirmed by K John. Since that time,
they had held the markets. On 20 Sept 1343, K Edw III granted
the A and C the market by charter (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 23). It is possible that this was the same market noted in
1086. |
| F | (Charter) vfm+5, Trans of Thomas the martyr (7
Jul); gr 21 Jun 1253, by K Hen III to A and C of Cirencester
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 435). To be held at the manor. |
|
A market was recorded in 1211 (CRR, vi, p. 137). It is not
clear which of the markets noted above this related
to. |
| DEERHURST 3870 2298.
As a hundredal centre with an important church from perhaps the
seventh century, Deerhurst may have been a centre of authority and
commerce long before the Norman Conquest. In the 1334 Lay Subsidy,
Deerhurst was assessed twice: once on its own, as part of Deerhurst
hundred, when it was valued at £18; and once with seven other places
in Westminster hundred, which were valued together at £280
(Glasscock, pp. 99–100). See also VCH Gloucestershire,
viii, p. 43. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Invention of the Cross (3 May);
gr 8 Apr 1318, by K Edw II to P and C of Deerhurst (CChR,
1300–26, p. 406). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Exaltation of the Cross (14
Sept); gr 8 Apr 1318, by K Edw II to P and C of Deerhurst
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 406). To be held at the manor. |
|
Unspecified fairs were held in 1419. They continued in the sixteenth
century, but may have been small, as their profits were not mentioned
at the Dissolution. A fair was noted in 1655, although by
c.1700 it was in decline. The fairs had fallen into disuse by
1779 (VCH Gloucestershire, viii, p. 43). |
| DYMOCK 3701 2312.
Borough 1216x72 (BF, p. 113). 1334 Subsidy £88.25. In the 1334 Lay
Subsidy, the part of Dymock that was ancient demesne in the liberty
of Barton Regis (King’s Barton, Gloucestershire
(q.v.)), was assessed at £88.25; another part of Dymock, in
Botloe hundred, was valued at £56.25, being taxed at a fifteenth
(Glasscock, pp. 91, 95). |
| M | (Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 30 Jul
1222, by K Hen III (RLC, i, p. 507). To be set up on the
royal manor, until the king came of age. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1287,
mercatum, held by William de Grandisono (QW, p.
259). William claimed a market, no details of which were
given. |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Exaltation of Holy Cross (14
Sept); feria gr 30 Jul 1222, by K Hen III (RLC, i,
p. 507). To be set up on the royal manor, until the king came of
age. |
| FAIRFORD 4152 2012.
Borough 1183x97 (BF, p. 113; BF, supplement, p. 62). 1334 Subsidy
£174.50. Settlement was established at a ford over the river Coln by
the mid ninth century. A grant of a burgage in the burgus of
Fairford was recorded in 1183x97. Fairford was described as a market
town by Leland in the 1540s (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, pp. 71,
79; R.B. Patterson ed., Earldom of Gloucester Charters
(Oxford, 1973), no. 2). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471).
See also VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p. 79. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded
c.1122x47, held by Robert, earl of Gloucester (VCH
Gloucestershire, vii, p. 79). Earl Robert died in 1147 (GEC,
v, p. 686). In 1287, Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and
Hertford claimed a market from time out of mind; no further
details were given (QW, p. 253). |
| M | (Grant: other) Tues and Fri; gr 1100x35, by K
Hen I to Remphrey.
Remphrey was a falconer. According to VCH, this grant was
made after Robert, earl of Gloucester levied tolls in the market
(for which see above). Market may have fallen into disuse by
1672 (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p. 79). |
| F | (Prescriptive) feria recorded 1287, held
by Gilbert de Clare earl of Gloucester and Hertford, who claimed a fair from time
immemorial; no further details were given (QW, p. 253). |
| F | (Prescriptive) James (25 Jul); recorded 1307.
Fair on feast of James also recorded in 1327 (VCH
Gloucestershire, vii, p. 79). On 20 Dec 1375, a fair was
recorded on feast of James held by Edward le Despenser, kn,
lately deceased (CIPM, xiv, p. 219). It is possible that
this was the same fair as that recorded in 1287. |
| F | (Prescriptive) Ascension (Easter dep); recorded
20 Dec 1375, held by Edward le Despenser, kn, lately deceased
(CIPM, xiv, p. 219). It is possible that this was the same fair
as that recorded in 1287. |
| FRAMPTON UPON SEVERN
3743 2069. Borough 1308–9, when Robert fitz Payn proposed to make
a new borough here (BF, p. 113). 1334 Subsidy £27. Market
town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH
Gloucestershire, x, pp. 144, 151. |
| M | (Charter) Sat; mercatum, gr 15 Oct 1254,
by K Hen III to Hugh de Clifforde de Frampton (Roles
Gascons, 1242–54, no. 4227; CPR, 1247–58,
p. 346). |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 4 Jan 1311, by K Edw II to
Robert son of Payn. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1300–26, p. 167). VCH provides no further evidence
for the market in the medieval period. In c.1703, it was
stated that the market was no longer held (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 151). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, John the Baptist (24 Jun);
feria gr 15 Oct 1254, by K Hen III to Hugh de Clifforde
de Frampton (Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no. 4227;
CPR, 1247–58, p. 346). In the absence of other
evidence, the date of the fair is assumed to relate to the
nativity, rather than the decollation, of John the Baptist.
VCH provides no further evidence for the fair (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 151). |
| F | (Charter) vf+3, Assumption (15 Aug); gr 4 Jan
1311, by K Edw II to Robert son of Payn. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 167). There is no further
evidence for the fair (VCH Gloucestershire, x, p.
151). |
| GLOUCESTER 3832 2187.
Borough 1086 (BF, p. 113). Mint before 924–939, 970s–1154.
1334 Subsidy £540.75. Roman colony. Probably a significant urban or
defensive centre in the sixth and seventh centuries and then a
political and ecclesiastical centre, with a mint from the early tenth
century. It appears to have prospered in the later tenth and eleventh
centuries, becoming the head of a shire by 1016. Described as a
borough and civitas in Domesday Book; it had at least 300
burgesses. Just outside the city, there appears to have been a pre-Conquest
royal residence at King’s Barton,
Gloucestershire (q.v.) (otherwise known as Kingsholm) (C.
Heighway, ‘Saxon Gloucester’ in J. Haslam ed., Anglo-
Saxon Towns in Southern England (Chichester, 1984), pp.
359–83; BF, p. 113; Darby, p. 365). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 24 Jun (Harrison, p. 394). See also
VCH Gloucestershire, iv, pp. 259–61 . |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1202,
forum (PR, 4 John, p. 173). From at least the mid
thirteenth century onwards, Wed and Sat were the market days.
This continued until the twentieth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, iv, p. 259). |
| F | (Charter) vf+5, Nativity of John the Baptist (24
Jun); gr 24 Oct 1302, by K Edw I to burgesses of Gloucester
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 29). Fair was later held for one
day only. After the calendar change in the late eighteenth
century, it was held on 5 Jul (VCH Gloucestershire, iv,
p. 261). |
| KEMPSFORD 4162 1966.
1334 Subsidy £170.75. See also VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p.
103. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; mercatum, gr 10 Apr 1243,
by K Hen III to Patrick de Chaurces. To be held at the manor.
Mandate to the sh of Gloucester to cause the market to be
proclaimed and held (Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no.
933; CPR, 1232–47, p. 372). There is no further
evidence for the market (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p.
103). |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 4 Aug 1267, by K Hen III to
Payn de Chawrth. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 79). Granted again by K Hen III to Payn de
Chaworth on 22 Oct 1268 (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 113).
There is no further evidence for the market (VCH
Gloucestershire, vii, p. 103). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept);
feria gr 10 Apr 1243, by K Hen III to Patrick de
Chaurces. To be held at the manor. Mandate to the sh of
Gloucester to cause the fair to be proclaimed and held (Roles
Gascons, 1242–54, no. 933; CPR, 1232–47, p.
372). There is no further evidence for the fair (VCH
Gloucestershire, vii, p. 103). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Bartholomew (24 Aug); gr 4 Aug
1267, by K Hen III to Payn de Chawrth. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 79). Granted again by K Hen III
to Payn de Chaworth on 22 Oct 1268 (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 113). There is no further evidence for the fair (VCH
Gloucestershire, vii, p. 103). |
| KING’S BARTON
3841 2179. King’s Barton was a large royal estate and hundred
surrounding Gloucester, Gloucestershire
(q.v.), said in 1086 to belong to the hall at Kingsholm. By
the thirteenth century, the site of the manor of King's Barton was in
Barton Street in this suburb outside the east gate of Gloucester. The
exact location of the manor, where the market was presumably held, is
not known. The grid reference relates to a site in Barton Street
(VCH Gloucestershire, iv, fig. 16, pp. 390–2). In the
1334 Lay Subsidy, the liberty of King’s Barton was assessed at
£82.54. This probably represents the assessment of twelve places
(Glasscock, p. 91). See also VCH Gloucestershire, iv, pp.
261–2. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Lambert the bp (17 Sept); gr 15
Jun 1465, by K Edw IV to Richard A of St Peter’s,
Gloucester [Gloucester abbey]. To be held at the manor of Barton
Regis (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 206). This became the
most notable fair in Gloucestershire. It continued until 1752,
when the date was changed to 28 Sept. This fair continued until
1904 (VCH Gloucestershire, iv, pp.
261–2). |
| KING’S STANLEY
3810 2041. Borough 1295 (BF, p. 113). 1334 Subsidy £32.50. See also
VCH Gloucestershire, x, p. 253. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 3 Jan 1253, by K Hen III to
Adam le Despenser son of Thurstan le Despenser. To be held at
the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 414). In 1287, Adam le
Despenser claimed a Tues market by right of the charter
(QW, p. 242). Other than a possible reference in 1497,
there is no further evidence for the market (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 253). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, George (23 Apr); gr 3 Jan 1253,
by K Hen III to Adam le Despenser son of Thurstan le Despenser.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 414). In
1287, Adam le Despenser claimed a fair on vfm Gregory (12 Mar)
by right of the charter (QW, p. 242). Presumably this is
the result of a scribal error. There is no further evidence for
the fair (VCH Gloucestershire, x, p.
253). |
| LECHLADE 4215 1995.
Borough c.1235 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £155.64. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH Gloucestershire,
vii, p. 117. |
| M | (Grant: other) Tues; mercatum, gr 1 May
1210, by K John to Roger de Mortuo Mari and Isabelle his wife
(CPR, 1396–9, pp. 384–5). Market recorded in
1270 (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p. 117). On 4 Jul 1398, K
Ric II granted the market to Elizabeth, countess of Kent, now
lady of the town of Lechlade (CPR, 1396–9, pp.
384–5). The market was in decline in the later middle ages,
when no returns for its tolls are recorded in the reeves’
accounts (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p. 117). |
| F | (Grant: other) f+2, Lawrence (10 Aug);
feria gr 1 May 1210, by K John to Roger de Mortuo Mari
and Isabelle his wife (CPR, 1396–9, pp. 384–5).
Fair recorded in 1270 (VCH Gloucestershire, vii, p. 117).
On 4 Jul 1398, K Ric II granted the fair to Elizabeth, countess
of Kent, now lady of the town of Lechlade (CPR,
1396–9, pp. 384–5). It was in decline in the fifteenth
century. The date of the fair was not changed after the calendar
change. It fell into disuse in the late eighteenth century
(VCH Gloucesteshire, vii, p. 117). |
| F | (Charter) vf+3, Decollation of John the Baptist
(29 Aug); gr 3 Apr 1234, by K Hen III to P and brothers of the
bridge of Lechlade [Lechlade priory of St John the Baptist]. To
be held at the bridge. Mandate to the sh of Gloucestershire to
proclaim the fair and cause it to be held (CR,
1231–4, p. 398). Fair continued into the eighteenth
century; after the calendar change it was held on 9 Sept. This
fair continued until the early twentieth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, vii, p. 117). |
| LEONARD STANLEY 3802
2032. 1334 Subsidy £18. Leonard Stanley declined in importance as a
trading centre in the seventeenth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 259). Market town c.1600 (Everitt,
p. 471). See also VCH Gloucestershire, x, p. 263. |
| M | (Prescriptive) VCH states that there was
a Sat Market, said by Atkyns (R. Atkyns, The Ancient and
Preserved State of Gloucestershire (London, 1718)) to have
been established in K Edw II’s reign, but provides no
evidence until 1620 (VCH Gloucestershire, x, p.
263). |
| F | (Prescriptive) recorded 1418 (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 263). Fair may have been established
in the early fourteenth century. |
| F | (Prescriptive) recorded 1418 (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 263). Fair may have been established
in the early fourteenth century. |
| MARSHFIELD 3782 1737.
Borough 1397 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £270. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 13 Oct (Harrison, p.
396). |
| M |
(Grant: other) Tues; mercatum, gr 17 Jan 1234, by K Hen III
to A and C of Kaynesham [A and C of Keynsham]. To be held at the manor.
Mandate to the sh of Gloucestershire to read the charter in full session
of the county court and proclaim the market and cause it to be held (CR,
1231–4, p. 369). On 16 Aug 1234, the sh of Gloucestershire was ordered
to prohibit the market, as an enquiry ordered by the king found that it
was detrimental to that at Bristol, Gloucestershire
(q.v.) (CR, 1231–4, p. 499). In Aug 1234, by the counsel
of the curia regis, the market was levelled, as it was detrimental
to that held by the burgesses of the king at Bristol (CRR, xv, no.
1084). Mandate to the sh of Somerset regarding the fine of 100s.
that the A had made for the market (CR, 1231–4, p. 502). In
October 1234 the K informed the barons of the Exchequer that A of Keynsham
was quit of the fine (C 60/33, m. 1). |
| M | (Grant: other) Tues; gr 8 Nov 1265, by K Hen III
to A and C of Keynsham (QW, p. 248). The text of the
charter has not survived. The A of Marshfield cited it in a
quo warranto case in 1287, in which he claimed the market
by reason of the charter. |
| M | (Charter) Fri, gr 5 Jul 1462, by K Edw IV to A
and C of the house and ch of St Mary, Kaynnysham, Somerset [A
and C of Keynsham] (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 185). To be
held in the town. |
| F | (Grant: other) vfm, Oswald the martyr (5 Aug);
feria gr 17 Jan 1234, by K Hen III to A and C of
Kaynesham [A and C of Keynsham]. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 185). Mandate to the sh of
Gloucestershire to read the charter in full session of the
county court and proclaim the fair and cause it to be held
(CR, 1231–4, p. 369). On 8 Nov 1265, K Hen III
granted the A and C of Keynsham a fair on vfm Oswald. The A
cited this charter when he claimed the fair in a quo
warranto case in 1287 (QW, p. 248). |
| F | (Charter) f, Philip and James (1 May); gr 5 Jul
1462, by K Edw IV to A and C of the house and ch of St Mary,
Kaynnysham, Somerset [A and C of Keynsham] (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 185). To be held at the town. |
| F | (Charter) f, Edward, king and confessor (13
Oct); gr 5 Jul 1462, by K Edw IV to A and C of the house and ch
of St Mary, Kaynnysham, Somerset [A and C of Keynsham]
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 185). To be held at the
town. |
| MINCHINHAMPTON 3872
2008. Borough c.1306 (BF, p. 114; M. Chibnall ed., Charters
and Custumals of the Abbey of Holy Trinity Caen, Records of
Social and Economic History, ns v (London, 1982), pp. 128, 135). 1334
Subsidy £72.19. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also
VCH Gloucestershire, xi, pp. 199–200. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 22 Sept 1269, by K Hen III to
As and N of Caen. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 124). Market granted again in 1565 (VCH
Gloucestershire, xi, pp. 199–200). |
| F | (Charter) vf+3, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); gr 22
Sept 1269, by K Hen III to As and N of Caen. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 124). Fair recorded in
1307. Fair on Trinity Mon granted in 1565 (VCH
Gloucestershire, xi, pp.
199–200). |
| MITCHELDEAN 3663 2185.
1334 Subsidy £35. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See
also VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 187. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 5 May 1328, by K Edw III to
Reginald de Abbenhale, John Esger and Joan his wife, daughter
and heir of William de Dene and their heirs. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1327–41, p. 84). Market was
discontinued in 1861 (VCH Gloucestershire, v, pp.
187–8). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Michael (29 Sept); gr 5 May 1328,
by K Edw III to Reginald de Abbenhale, John Esger and Joan his
wife, daughter and heir of William de Dene and their heirs. To
be held at the manor (CChR, 1327–41, p. 84). Fair
recorded in 1675. The date of the fair changed to 10 Oct after
the calendar change in 1752. This fair lapsed by 1870 (VCH
Gloucestershire, v, pp. 187–8). |
| MORETON IN THE MARSH
4206 2322. Borough fifteenth century. In 1273, there was a court
called a portmote (BF, p. 114). In the 1334 Lay Subsidy, Moreton in
the Marsh was assessed jointly with five other places at £232.50
(Glasscock, p. 99). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See
also VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 244. |
| M | (Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 1 Dec
1226, by K Hen III to A of Westminster. To be held at the manor
until the king came of age. ‘Fri’ has been crossed out
and replaced with Tues (RLC, ii, p. 159b). On 8 Jan 1227,
K Hen III conceded to the A of Westminster that the Fri market
previously conceded to him to be held until the king came of
age would henceforth be held on Tues (RLC, ii, p. 165).
On 12 Feb 1228, K Hen III granted Richard, A of Westminster a
Tues market at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 67).
Mandate to sh of Gloucestershire, 17 Feb 1228 (CR,
1227–31, p. 21). On 22 May 1241, K Hen III granted the A
and M of Westminster a Sat market at their manor, in lieu of the
market formerly held there on Tues. On 24 Nov 1280, K Edw I
inspected and confirmed this charter (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 239). Market appears to have lapsed by the
sixteenth century (VCH Gloucestershire, vi, p.
244). |
| F | (Charter) vfm+3, Matthew (21 Sept); gr 21 Jan
1253, by K Hen III to A and C of Westminster. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 416). Fair appears to have
lapsed by the sixteenth century (VCH Gloucestershire, vi,
p. 244). |
| NEWENT 3723 2259.
Borough 1298 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £147.75. Cormeilles abbey,
Normandy, had been granted the manor and ch of St Mary at Newent by
1086. In 1399, the manor was given to another grantee; in 1441 it was
granted to Fotheringay college (Medieval Religious Houses, p.
90). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 15 Jun 1253, by K Hen III to
A and C of Cormeilles. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1226–57, p. 435). In 1276, it was stated that the P of Newent had a new market; it was not known by what warrant he held the market (RH, i, p. 183). In 1287, the A of Cormeleyes claimed the
market by right of the charter (QW, p. 263). |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 24 Jan 1313, by K Edw II to A
and C of Cormeilles (CChR, 1300–26, p. 206). To be
held at the manor. |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Purification of Mary (2
Feb); feria gr 14 Aug 1226, by K Hen III to A of
Cormeilles (RLC, ii, p. 132b). To be held at the manor
until the king came of age. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug); gr 15
Jun 1253, by K Hen III to A and C of Cormeilles. To be held at
the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 435). In 1287, the A of
Cormeleyes claimed the fair by right of the charter (QW,
p. 263). |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Philip and James (1 May); gr 24
Jan 1313, by K Edw II to A and C of Cormeilles (CChR,
1300–26, p. 206). To be held at the
manor. |
| NEWNHAM 3691 2115.
Borough 1187 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £31.67. From the eleventh century
until 1327, the manor was predominantly held by the king (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 36). In 1276, when Newnham was in the
king’s hands, a new market (mercatum) was raised at
‘Northmede’ (RH, i, p. 182). This reference to
‘Northmede’ is recorded under the entry for Newnham in
The Place-Names of Gloucestershire (A.H. Smith, The Place-Names of
Gloucestershire (Cambridge, 1965), iii, p. 201). The market at
‘Northmede’ is not recorded in VCH. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH Gloucestershire, x,
p. 41. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded
late twelfth century, forum. Market was held on Fri in the late
sixteenth century and in the early eighteenth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, x, p. 41). |
| NORTHLEACH 4112 2145.
Borough c.1235 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £43.98; this value is for
Northleach within. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Grant: other) Wed; mercatum, gr 1219, by K Hen III to
A of Gloucester, who gave 100s. for the market and fair (C 60/12
m.9). 1220, Nova Oblata: A of Gloucester owed 100s. for the
market and the fair (PR, 4 Hen III, p. 79). On 15 Jan 1221, the sh
of Gloucester was reprimanded for not proclaiming the Wed market at the A
of Gloucester’s manor of Northleach (RLC, i, p. 435). On 22
Mar 1227, K Hen III granted the A and M of St Peter’s, Gloucester a
Wed market (CChR, 1226–57, p. 30). Letter to sh of
Gloucestershire regarding the market, 27 Mar 1227 (RLC, ii, p.
179b). On 27 Apr 1227, the sh of Gloucestershire was ordered to proclaim
the market and cause it to be held without delay (RLC, ii, p.
183). In 1287, the A of Gloucester claimed the market by right of the
charter (QW, p. 247). Market continued until c.1900 (VCH
Gloucestershire, ix (forthcoming)). |
| F |
(Grant: other) vf, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); feria gr 1219, by K
Hen III to A of Gloucester, who gave 100s. for the fair and market
(C 60/12 m.9). 1220, Nova Oblata: A of Gloucester owed 100s.
for the fair and the market (PR, 4 Hen III, p. 79). On 22 Mar 1227,
K Hen III granted the A and M of St Peter’s, Gloucester a fair on vfm
Peter and Paul (CChR, 1226–57, p. 30). Letter to sh of
Gloucestershire regarding the fair, 27 Mar 1227 (RLC, ii, p. 179b).
On 27 Apr 1227, the sh of Gloucestershire was ordered to proclaim the fair
and cause it to be held without delay (RLC, ii, p. 183). In 1287,
the A of Gloucester claimed the fair by right of the charter (QW,
p. 247). Fair continued until the early eighteenth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, ix (forthcoming)). |
| PAINSWICK 3867 2096.
Borough 1324 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £185.83. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH Gloucestershire,
xi, p. 79. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 8 Apr 1253, by K Hen III to
Warin de Munchanesy. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1226–57, p. 428). In 1287, William son of Warin de Monte
Caniso, son of the grantee, claimed the market by reason of the
charter (QW, p. 251). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 13 Apr 1321, by K Edw II to
Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 435). Market was in decline in
the early seventeenth century. It continued until the 1870s
(VCH Gloucestershire, xi, p. 79). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Assumption (15 Aug); gr 8 Apr
1253, by K Hen III to Warin de Munchanesy. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 428). In 1287, William son
of Warin de Monte Caniso, son of the grantee, claimed the fair
by reason of the charter (QW, p. 251). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr 13
Apr 1321, by K Edw II to Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke. To
be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 435). A
September fair continued until the 1870s (VCH
Gloucestershire, xi, p. 79). |
| PRESTBURY 3970 2238.
Borough c.1285 (BF, p. 114). 1334 Subsidy £86. See also VCH
Gloucestershire, viii, pp. 68, 76. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 14 Oct 1249, by K Hen III to
P bp of Hereford (CChR, 1226–57, p. 345). To be held
at the manor. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 18 Sept 1394, by K Ric II to
John bp of Hereford (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 349).
Market declined in the fifteenth century. It was revived in the
early sixteenth century, but had fallen into disuse by
c.1700 (VCH Gloucestershire, viii, p.
76). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug); gr 14
Oct 1249, by K Hen III to P bp of Hereford (CChR,
1226–57, p. 345). To be held at the
manor. |
| PUCKLECHURCH 3700
1764. 1334 Subsidy £36. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 1 Sept 1284, by K Edw I to
Robert, bp of Bath and Wells (CChR, 1257–1300, p.
276). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Philip and James (1 May); gr 1
Sept 1284, by K Edw I to Robert, bp of Bath and Wells
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 276). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr 1
Sept 1284, by K Edw I to Robert, bp of Bath and Wells
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 276). To be held at the
manor. |
| REDWICK 3549 1859. In
the 1334 Lay Subsidy, Redwick was described as a hamlet; it was
assessed jointly with Aust at £82.75 (Glasscock, p. 102). |
| M | (Grant: other) Tues; mercatum, gr 1221,
by K Hen III to Maurice de Gaunt. To be held until the king came
of age. Maurice gave 100s. for the market and the fair (C
60/16 m.8). Nova Oblata: Maurice de Gand’ owed
100s. for the market and the fair (see below). To be held
at the manor. Day of the market not given (PR, 5 Hen III,
p. 237). On 14 Jun 1222, the sh of Gloucestershire was ordered
to prohibit Maurice de Gaut’s market at the manor, which
was damaging the town and market of Bristol,
Gloucestershire (q.v.) (RLC, i, p.
499b). |
| F | (Grant: other) vf, Luke (18 Oct); feria
gr 1221, by K Hen III to Maurice de Gaunt. To be held until the
king came of age. Maurice gave 100s. for the fair and the
market (C 60/16 m.8). Nova Oblata: Maurice de Gand’
owed 100s. for fair and the market (see above). To be
held at the manor. Feast of the fair not given (PR, 5 Hen
III, p. 237). |
| ST BRIAVELS 3559 2046.
Borough 1352 (BF, p. 114). Administrative centre of the Forest of
Dean (H.P.R. Finberg, ‘The Genesis of Gloucestershire
Towns’ in Gloucestershire Studies (Leicester University
Press, 1957), p. 63). In the 1334 Lay Subsidy, the liberty of St
Briavels was assessed at £46.67; this probably included both St
Briavels and Hewelsfield (Glasscock, p. 91, n.6). See also VCH
Gloucestershire, v, p. 267. |
| M | (Letter Close) Sat; mercatum, gr 23 Mar
1208, by K John (RLC, i, p. 107). Notice to sh of
Gloucestershire to cause the market to be held. |
| M | (Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 13 Aug
1232, by K Hen III. To be held at the manor. Mandate to sh of
Gloucestershire to proclaim the market and cause it to be held
(CR, 1231–4, p. 95). Day of market changed from Tues
to Mon, 8 Oct 1232 (CR, 1231–4, p. 115). On 25 Feb
1309, the sh of Gloucestershire was ordered to proclaim that a
Tues market would be held at the king’s manor in full
session of the county court (CCR, 1307–13, p. 105).
On 28 Jul 1318, the sh of Gloucestershire was ordered to
proclaim a Tues market, to be held at the manor (CCR,
1318–22, p. 5). It appears that no market was held in the
mid 1430s (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 267). |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Michaelmas (29 Sept); gr 25
Feb 1309, by K Edw II. Mandate to the sh of Gloucestershire to
proclaim in full session of the county court that the fair would
be held at the king’s manor (CCR, 1307–13, p.
105). It appears that the fair was not being held in the mid
1430s (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 267). |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept);
gr 28 Jul 1318, by K Edw II. To be held at the manor. Mandate to
the sh of Gloucestershire to proclaim the fair (CCR,
1318–22, p. 5). It appears that the fair was not being held
in the mid 1430s (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p.
267). |
| F | (Prescriptive) Clement (23 Nov); recorded mid
1430s (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p. 267). The fair was
claimed, but was apparently not being held. |
| F | (Prescriptive) John before the Latin Gate (6
May); recorded mid 1430s. The fair was claimed, but was
apparently not being held (VCH Gloucestershire, v, p.
267). |
| STOW ON THE WOLD 4191
2258. Borough 1107 (BF, p. 115; Regesta, ii, p. 69). 1334
Subsidy £101.25. Site of Iron Age earthwork. The manor of Maugersbury
was granted to Evesham abbey before the Conquest. In the early
eleventh century, a ch dedicated to K Edward the Martyr was founded
here. Like Shaftesbury, Dorset
(q.v.), where K Edward the Martyr was buried, Stow on the Wold
was known as Edwardstow (H.P.R. Finberg, ‘The Genesis of
Gloucestershire Towns’ in Gloucestershire Studies
(Leicester University Press, 1957), p. 65). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 1 May (Harrison, p. 393). See also
VCH Gloucestershire, vi, pp. 152–3 . |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; mercatum, gr 1107, by K
Hen I to ch of the Blessed Mary of Evesham, A and M [Evesham
abbey]. K Hen I granted the abbey a ‘port and market’
(Regesta, ii, p. 69). Profits from the market were over
£10 per annum in the early thirteenth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, vi, p. 153). The market was granted by K
Hen III to the ch of the Blessed Mary of Evesham, A and Mon on 3
Mar 1241 (CChR, 1226–57, p. 257). An agreement
dating from 1243x54, between William de Beauchamp sh of
Worcestershire and the A of Evesham, records the inspeximus by K
Hen III of a charter of K Hen I granting a Thurs market at
‘Edwardstowe’ (E. Mason ed., Beauchamp Cartulary
Charters, 1100–1268 (PR, ns 43, 1980) no. 58).
On 9 Oct 1476, it was stated that the A and C held a Thurs
market (CPR, 1476–85, p. 9). Thurs market continued
until c.1900 (VCH Gloucestershire, vi, p.
153). |
| F | (Charter) 3+f+3, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug); gr 1
Aug 1330, by K Edw III to A and C of Evesham. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1327–41, p. 189). There is no further
evidence for the fair (VCH Gloucestershire, vi, p.
153). |
| F | (Charter) 2+f+2, Philip and James (1 May); gr 9
Oct 1476, by K Edw IV to Richard, the A and the C of Evesham. To
be held within the borough (CPR, 1476–85, p. 9).
Date of the fair changed to 12 May after the calendar change; it
continued in the mid twentieth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, vi, p. 153). |
| F | (Charter) 2+f+2, Trans of Edw the Confessor (13
Oct); gr 9 Oct 1476, by K Edw IV to Richard, the A and the C of
Evesham. To be held within the borough (CPR,
1476–85, p. 9). Date of the fair changed to 24 Oct after
the calendar change; it continued in the mid twentieth century
(VCH Gloucestershire, vi, p. 153). |
| TETBURY 3890 1930.
Borough c.1200 created by William de Breuse (VCH
Gloucestershire, xi, p. 257). 1334 Subsidy £128.67. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 22 Jul (Harrison, p.
394). See also VCH Gloucestershire, xi, pp.
272–3. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1287,
mercatum, held by William de Breuse, who claimed the
market from time immemorial (QW, p. 259). Market was held
on Wed in mid sixteenth century. Market survived until the early
twentieth century (VCH Gloucestershire, xi, pp.
272–3). |
| F | (Prescriptive) feria recorded 1287,
held by William de Breuse (QW, p. 259). This may have
been the same fair as that on the feast of Mary
Magdalen. |
| F | (Prescriptive) f, Mary Magdalen (22 Jul);
recorded 23 Jun 1350, held by Thomas de Brewes. K Edw III
granted Thomas de Brewes an extension of the fair to 3+f+3 Mary
Magdalene (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 120). On 22 May 1355,
K Edw III granted Thomas de Brewouse an extension of the fair to
vf+5 Mary Magdalene (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 143). Fair
on Mary Magdalene recorded in the mid sixteenth century. Fair
continued until at least the mid eighteenth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, xi, p. 272). |
|
A fair on Ash Wednesday was recorded from the mid sixteenth century
until at least the mid eighteenth century (VCH
Gloucestershire, xi, p. 272). |
| TEWKESBURY 3893 2325.
Borough 1086 (BF, p. 116; Darby, p. 365). 1334 Subsidy £242.50. The
markets and fairs were held by the lords of the manor. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 24 Feb; 24 Aug (Harrison,
pp. 393, 395). See also VCH Gloucestershire, viii, p.
141. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1086,
mercatum, held by Qu Matilda. The market which Qu Matilda
established (quod regina constituit) rendered 11s.
8d. The market must therefore have been established since
1066 (Darby, p. 369). In 1287, Gilbert de Clare claimed a market
from time out of mind; no further details were given (QW,
p. 253). |
| F | (Prescriptive) feria recorded 1199, held
by honor of Gloucester [at the time in the king’s hands]
(PR, 1 John, p. 35). In 1287, Gilbert de Clare [earl of
Gloucester] claimed a fair from time immemorial; no further
details were given (QW, p. 253). |
| F | (Charter) vf+8, Margaret (20 Jul); gr 24 Mar
1324, by K Edw II to Hugh le Despenser the younger. To be held
at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 463). Acccording to
VCH, the fair was superseded by those granted in 1441
(VCH Gloucestershire, viii, p. 141). |
| F | (Charter) vf+6, Bartholomew (24 Aug); gr 8 Mar
1441, by K Hen VI to Henry, earl of Warwick, the king’s
cousin. To be held at the town (CChR, 1427–1516, p.
14). Fair continued until the calendar change of 1752;
thereafter, it continued into the early nineteenth century
(VCH Gloucestershire, viii, p. 141). |
| F | (Charter) vf+6, Matthias the apostle (24 Feb);
gr 8 Mar 1441 by K Hen VI to Henry, earl of Warwick, the
king’s cousin, to be held at the town (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 14). Fair continued until the calendar change
of 1752; thereafter, it continued into the early nineteenth
century (VCH Gloucestershire, viii, p.
141). |
| THORNBURY 3634 1906.
Borough 1243x62 (BF, p. 116). 1334 Subsidy £75. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1086,
forum. The market paid 20s. (Darby, p. 369). In
1287, Gilbert de Clare earl of Gloucester and Hertford claimed a
market from time out of mind; no further details were given
(QW, p. 253). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Assumption of Mary (15 Aug); gr
20 Jul 1239, by K Hen III to Richard, count of Poitou and
Cornwall, the king’s brother. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 244). This was presumably the
fair that Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford,
claimed from time out of mind in 1287; no further details were
given (QW, p. 253). |
| TOCKINGTON 3609 1865.
1334 Subsidy £32.50. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 10 Feb 1281, by K Edw I to
Hugh Poinz. To be held at the manor. On 10 Feb 1281, K Edw I
also granted Hugh Poinz a Mon market at the manor. However, this
was vacated and apparently replaced with the Tues market
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 248). In 1287, Hugh de Poynz
claimed a Tues market by right of the charter (QW, p.
263). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Nicholas the bp (6 Dec); gr 10
Feb 1281, by K Edw I to Hugh Poinz. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 248). In 1287, Hugh de Poynz
claimed the fair by right of the charter (QW, p.
263). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Trans of Nicholas (9 May); gr 10
Feb 1281, by K Edw I to Hugh Poinz. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 248). In 1287, Hugh de Poynz
claimed the fair by right of the charter (QW, p.
263). |
| TORMARTON 3769 1788.
1334 Subsidy £75. |
| M | (Grant: other) Fri; gr 4 Feb 1254, by K Hen III
to Richard de Ryvere (CChR, 1327–41, p. 270). To be
held at the manor. |
| F | (Grant: other) vfm, Decollation of John (29
Aug); gr 4 Feb 1254, by K Hen III to Richard de la Ryvere
(CChR, 1327–41, p. 270). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Mary Magdalen (22 Jul);
feria gr 15 Apr 1254, by K Hen III to Richard de Riparia
(Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no. 2543; CPR,
1247–58, p. 288). To be held at the
manor. |
| WICKWAR 3724 1885.
Borough 1545 (BF, p. 116). 1334 Subsidy £52.50. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 2 Jan 1285, by K Edw I to
Roger la Warre. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 282). In 1287, Roger la Ware claimed the
market by right of the charter (QW, p. 247). |
| F | (Charter) f+2, Mon in Whit week (Easter dep); gr
2 Jan 1285, by K Edw I to Roger la Warre. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 282). In 1287, Roger la
Ware claimed the fair by right of the charter (QW, p.
247). |
| WINCHCOMBE 4023
2282. Borough 1086 (BF, p. 116). Mint 970s–1100. 1334 Subsidy
£106.67. Winchcombe was the capital of a shire for ten years,
1007–17. It was an important royal centre from the late
eighth century, with a nunnery and an abbey. As an economic and
administrative centre, it was at that time more significant than
Cirencester, Gloucestershire (q.v.) (J.
Whybra, A Lost County: Winchcombeshire in the tenth and
eleventh centuries (Woodbridge, 1990), p. 10). Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 17 Jul (Harrison, p.
394). |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 27 Mar 1391,
held by A and C of Winchcombe (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
321). Unspecified markets held in the town by the A and C of
Winchcombe were also mentioned on 6 Feb 1392 and on 30 Nov
1452 (CCR, 1389–92, p. 446; CCR,
1447–54, p. 374). |
| F | (Prescriptive)
feria recorded 1194 (PR, 6 Ric I, p. 231). An
unspecified fair was noted in 1195, 1224 and 1254 (PR,
7 Ric I, p. 174; RLC, i, p. 610; CR,
1253–4, p. 80). Fairs held by A and C of Winchcombe at
the town were mentioned on 27 Mar 1391, 6 Feb 1392 and on 30
Nov 1452 (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 321; CCR,
1389–92, p. 446; CCR, 1447–54, p.
374). |
| WOTTON UNDER EDGE
3763 1932. Borough 1253 (BF, p. 117). 1334 Subsidy £60.03. The
value from the 1334 Lay Subsidy is that for Wotton under Edge
interior (Glasscock, p. 95). A reference to half a burgage in
Nocton in 1199x1216, may refer to Wotton (BF, p. 117; H.P.R.
Finberg, ‘The Genesis of Gloucestershire Towns’ in
Gloucestershire Studies (Leicester University Press, 1957),
p. 65). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 14
Sept (Harrison, p. 396). |
| M | (Charter) Fri;
gr 2 Aug 1252, by K Hen III to Joan de Berkele, for life and
to Maurice de Berkele, her son and his heirs. To be held at
the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 401). In 1287, Thomas
de Berkleye claimed a Fri market in the manor by a charter
from K Hen III to Johanna de Berkley and Maurice her son
(QW, p. 255). |
| F | (Charter) vfm,
Exaltation of Holy Cross (14 Sept); gr 2 Aug 1252, by K Hen
III to Joan de Berkele, for life and to Maurice de Berkele,
her son and his heirs. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1226–57, p. 401). In 1287, Thomas de Berkleye claimed a
fair on vfm Holy Cross in the manor by a charter from K Hen
III to Johanna de Berkley and Maurice her son (QW, p.
255). |