| ACTON BURNELL 3532
3019. Borough c.1269–70 (BF, p. 150). 1334 Subsidy
£33.44. See also VCH Shropshire, viii, p. 10. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 30 Nov 1269, by K Hen III to
Robert Burnel. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 132). On 9 Jun 1364, K Edw III confirmed the
market to Nicholas Burnel, kinsman and heir of Robert Burnel
(CChR, 1341–1417, p. 188). There is no later
evidence for a market (VCH Shropshire, viii, p.
10). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Annunciation of Mary (25 Mar); gr
30 Nov 1269, by K Hen III to Robert Burnell. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 132). On 9 Jun 1364, K
Edw III confirmed the fair to Nicholas Burnel, kinsman and heir
of Robert Burnel (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
188). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Michael (29 Sept); gr 30 Nov
1269, by K Hen III to Robert Burnell. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 132). On 9 Jun 1364, K Edw III
confirmed the fair to Nicholas Burnel, kinsman and heir of
Robert Burnel (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
188). |
| ALBERBURY 3359 3144.
1334 Subsidy £19.08. See also VCH Shropshire, viii, p.
212. |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 16 Jun 1284, by K Edw I to
Fulk son of Warin. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 275). There is no further evidence for the
market (VCH Shropshire, viii, p. 212). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Ciricius and Julita (16 Jun); gr
16 Jun 1284, by K Edw I to Fulk son of Warin. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 275). There is no further
evidence for the fair (VCH Shropshire, viii, p.
212). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Michael (29 Sept); gr 16 Jun
1284, by K Edw I to Fulk son of Warin. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 275). There is no further
evidence for the fair (VCH Shropshire, viii, p.
212). |
| ALBRIGHTON 3813 3041.
Borough 1303 (BF, p. 150). 1334 Subsidy £45. It is probable that the
manor passed from Ralph de Picheford to John la Warre. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 24 Jan 1232, by K Hen III to
Ralph de Picheford (CChR, 1226–57, p. 148). Sh of
Shropshire ordered to make the market known, 28 Jan 1232
(CR, 1231–4, p. 25). In 1285–6, toll of the
market produced £2 (VCH Shropshire, iv, p. 68). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 30 Jun 1303, by K Edw I to
John la Warre (CChR, 1300–26, p. 35). To be held at
the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Trans of Thomas the Martyr (7
Jul); gr 24 Jan 1232, by K Hen III to Ralph de Picheford
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 148). Sh of Shropshire ordered to
make the fair known, 28 Jan 1232 (CR, 1231–4, p.
25). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Trans of Thomas the Martyr (7
Jul); gr 30 Jun 1303, by K Edw I to John la Warre (CChR,
1300–26, p. 35). To be held at the
manor. |
| BRIDGNORTH 3718 2929.
Borough 1101, when it moved here from
Quatford, Shropshire (q.v.). In a
charter of 1157, K Hen II granted his burgesses of Bridgnorth all the
liberties and customs that they had under K Hen I (1100x35) (BF, p.
153). 1334 Subsidy £244.12. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 22 Jul;
17 Oct (Harrison, pp. 394, 396). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) No further information
for the market. |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Luke the Evangelist (18
Oct); gr 1 Aug 1226, by K Hen III to men of Bridgnorth
(RLC, ii, p. 135). |
| F | (Charter) f+3, Trans of Leonard (6 Nov); gr 1
May 1359, by K Edw III (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 159).
Feast assumed to be that of Leonard; no date for the translation
of Leonard was available. |
| CHURCH STRETTON 3452
2936. 1334 Subsidy £41.06. The manor was held by the Crown in
1102–1229 and 1245–67. In 1336, K Edw III granted it to
Richard fitz Alan, earl of Arundel (VCH Shropshire, x, p. 89).
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH
Shropshire, x, pp. 76, 89, 101–2. |
| M | (Letter Close) Wed; mercatum, gr 26 Jun
1214, by K John. Mandate to the sh of Shropshire to proclaim the
market (RLC, i, p. 207). It is not clear if this market
was established (VCH Shropshire, x, p. 101). |
| M | (Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 19 Feb
1253, by K Hen III. To be held at the royal manor. Mandate to
the sh of Shropshire to proclaim the market and cause it to be
held (CR, 1251–3, p. 321). It is not clear if this
market was established (VCH Shropshire, x, p.
101). |
| M | (Charter) Thurs, gr 1 Jun 1337, by K Edw III to
Richard, earl of Arundel. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1327–41, p. 421). It is not clear if this market was
established. A Thurs market was granted in 1616, which continued
into the twentieth century (VCH Shropshire, x, p.
101). |
| F | (Letter Close) f, Assumption of Mary (15 Aug);
feria gr 26 Jun 1214, by K John (RLC, i, p.
207). |
| F | (Letter Close) vf+2, Invention of Holy Cross (3
May); feria gr 19 Feb 1253, by K Hen III. To be held at
the royal manor. Mandate to the sh of Shropshire to proclaim the
fair and cause it to be held (CR, 1251–3, p. 321).
Fair was held in 1591, 1626–7 and continued in the
eighteenth century. After 1752–3, the fair was held on 14
May; it continued into the twentieth century (VCH
Shropshire, x, p. 101). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Exaltation of the Cross (14
Sept); gr 1 Jun 1337, by K Edw III to Richard, earl of Arundel.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1327–41, p. 421).
Fair was held in 1591, 1626–7 and continued in the
eighteenth century. After 1752–3, the fair was held on 25
Sept; it continued into the twentieth century (VCH
Shropshire, x, p. 101). |
| CLUN 3302 2808.
Borough 1272 (BF, p. 151). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
471). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Sat; recorded 1272, when
it produced £10 (VCH Shropshire, iv, p. 68). A market was
held in 1301 (Griffiths, p. 220). |
| F | (Charter) f+2, Martin (11 Nov); feria gr
8 Sept 1204, by K John to William son of Alan (RCh, p.
136b). |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Pancras (12 May); gr 26 Jan
1253, by K Hen III to John son of Alan (CChR,
1226–57, p. 418). To be held at the manor. |
|
In 1241–2, the tolls of the market and the customs of the fair
amounted to £36 17s. 8d. for the previous two years
(PR, 26 Hen III, p. 8). In 1272, the profit of the May and Nov
fairs was £6 (VCH Shropshire, iv, p. 70). A fair was recorded
here in c.1300; the feast was not given (VCH
Shropshire, iv, p. 69). In 1301, the toll of the market and fairs
was estimated at £5 (Griffiths, p. 220). |
| HIGH ERCALL 3594 3173.
1334 Subsidy £30. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 12 May 1267, by K Hen III to
John de Ercalewe. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 75). On 6 Apr 1347, K Edw III granted the
market to William Careswell, kinsman and heir of the grantee,
although John de Ercalewe ‘had not fully used the
market’ (CPR, 1345–8, p. 278). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr 12
May 1267, by K Hen III to John de Ercalewe. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 75). On 6 Apr 1347, K Edw
III granted the fair to William Careswell, kinsman and heir of
the grantee, although John de Ercalewe ‘had not fully used
the fair’ (CPR, 1345–8, p.
278). |
| HOLDGATE 3565 2894. In
the 1334 Lay Subsidy, Holdgate was assessed with Bouldon, Stanton
Long, Clee St Margaret and Steventon at £67.25 (Glasscock, p. 255).
See also VCH Shropshire, x, p. 142. |
| M | (Grant: other) Thurs; mercatum, gr 1222,
by K Hen III to Thomas Mauduit (C 60/18, m.10). To be held at
Castle Holdgate until the king came of age. Thomas gave one
palfrey. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; mercatum, gr 8 Nov 1253,
by K Hen III to William Maudut of Warminster. To be held at the
manor (Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no. 2186; CPR,
1247–58, p. 252). Market recorded in 1285. It may have
fallen into disuse by 1291, when the Tues market was granted
(VCH Shropshire, x, p. 142). |
| M | (Charter) Tues, gr 5 Jun 1291, by K Edw I to
Robert Burnel, bp of Bath and Wells. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 389). There is no later
evidence for the market (VCH Shropshire, x, p.
142). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); gr 5
Jun 1291, by K Edw I to Robert Burnel, bp of Bath and Wells. To
be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 389).
There is no later evidence for the fair (VCH Shropshire,
x, p. 142). |
| KNOCKIN 3331
3222. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 26 Oct 1249, by K Hen III to
John Lestrange. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1226–57, p. 345). On 1 July 1250, John fitz Alan alleged
that his market at Oswestry, Shropshire
(q.v.) was being damaged by that at Knockin (R.W. Eyton,
Antiquities of Shropshire (London, 1860), x, p.
369). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Decollation of John the Baptist
(29 Aug); gr 26 Oct 1249, by K Hen III to John Lestrange. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 345). On 1 July
1250, John fitz Alan alleged that his fair at Oswestry, Shropshire (q.v.) was being
damaged by that at Knockin (R.W. Eyton, Antiquities of
Shropshire (London, 1860), x, p. 369). |
| LUDLOW 3512 2746.
Borough 1300 (BF, p. 151). 1334 Subsidy £240. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1292,
mercatum, held by Johanna, late the wife of Peter de Genevill,
Theobald de Verdun and Johanne, Beatrice and Matilda,
daughters and heiresses of Peter de Genevill (QW, p. 678).
The day of the market was not given. Johanna, late the wife of Peter de
Genevill held part of the manor from Godfrey de Genevill and his wife
Matilda with Theobald de Verdun, of the inheritance of Johanne, Beatrice and
Matilda, daughters and heiresses of Peter de Genevill. Johanne, Beatrice and
Matilda were under age. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 7 Dec 1462, by K Edw IV to
burgesses of Ludlow (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 156).
|
| F | (Prescriptive) feria recorded 1292, held
by Johanna, late the wife of Peter de Genevill, Theobald de Verdun and
Johanne, Beatrice and Matilda, daughters and heiresses of Peter
de Genevill (QW, p. 678). The feast of the fair was not
given. Johanna, late the wife of Peter de Genevill held part of the manor
from Godfrey de Genevill and his wife Matilda with Theobald de Verdun, of
the inheritance of Johanne, Beatrice and Matilda, daughters and heiresses of
Peter de Genevill. Johanne, Beatrice and Matilda were under age. |
| F | (Charter) vf+3, Katharine (25 Nov); gr 25 Nov
1328, by K Edw III to Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March and
Joan his wife (CChR, 1327–41, p. 94). To be held at
the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Philip and James (1 May); gr 7
Dec 1462, by K Edw IV to burgesses of Ludlow (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 156). |
| LYDHAM 3335 2910.
Borough 10 Jul 1270 (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 146; BF, p.
152). In the 1334 Lay Subsidy, Lydham was assessed with Stow at
£32.75 (Glasscock, p. 253). |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 16 Apr 1267, by K Hen III to
Adam de Mongomery (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 74). To be
held at the manor. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 10 Jul 1270, by K Hen III to
Adam de Monte Gomeri (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 147). To
be held at the manor in the town. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Philip and James (1 May); gr 16
Apr 1267, by K Hen III to Adam de Mongomery (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 74). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Michael in Monte Tumba (16 Oct);
gr 10 Jul 1270, by K Hen III to Adam de Monte Gomeri
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 147). To be held at the manor
in the town. |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Ethelbert (20 May); gr 10 Jul
1270, by K Hen III to Adam de Monte Gomeri (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 147). To be held at the manor in the
town. |
| MADELEY 3697 3041.
Borough 1426 (BF, p. 152). In the 1334 Lay Subsidy, Madeley, Little
Wenlock, Wenlock Walton and Atterley were assessed together at £60.44
(Glasscock, p. 254). See also VCH Shropshire, xi, p.
55. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 6 Jul 1269, by K Hen III to P
and C of Wenlock. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 123). Market ceased to function in the
seventeenth century (VCH Shropshire, xi, p.
55). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Matthew (21 Sept); gr 6 Jul 1269,
by K Hen III to P and C of Wenlock (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 123). To be held at the manor. |
| MARKET DRAYTON 3676
3341. Borough 1292; late thirteenth century (BF, p. 152). 1334 Subsidy
£40.16. On 12 Jan 1331, K Edw III inspected and confirmed to the A and C
of Combermere an enlarged and probably spurious version of the 1245
charter, which included the Wed market and the fair on vfm Nativity of
Mary (CChR, 1327–41, p. 203). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 8 Nov 1245, by
K Hen III to brother Simon, A of Cumbermar and the M. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 289). In 1292, the A of Cumbermere
was holding a market by a charter of K Hen III (QW, p.
675). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Nativity of Mary
(8 Sept); gr 8 Nov 1245, by K Hen III to brother Simon, A of Cumbermar and
the M. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 289). In
1292, the A of Cumbermere was holding a fair by a charter of K Hen III
(QW, p. 675). |
| MUCH WENLOCK 3623
2999. Borough 1203 (BF, p. 154). 1334 Subsidy £37.69. Much Wenlock
was a monastic centre from the seventh century, with a minster church
and then a Cluniac priory in the eleventh century. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH Shropshire, x,
pp. 428–9. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Sun; recorded 25 Sept
1224, mercatum (RLC, i, pp. 622, 647b). On 25 Sept
1224, the sh of Shropshire was ordered to change the day of the
market from Sun to Mon. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 19 Feb 1227, by K Hen III to
St Milburg, P and M of Wenlock (CChR, 1226–57, p.
17). On 18 Feb 1227, the sh of Shropshire was ordered to cause
the market to be held (RLC, ii, p. 173). The P of Wenlok
was holding the market in 1292 (QW, p. 684). On 29 Nov
1468, K Edw IV granted the men and residents of Wenlock a Mon
market, to be held at the town (CChR, 1427–1516, p.
229). The market appears to have been small-scale by the 1550s
(VCH Shropshire, x, p. 203, iv, p. 162n). |
| F | (Charter) v+2, John the Baptist (24 Jun);
feria gr late Aug or early Sept 1138, by K Steph to ch of
St Milburg of Wenlock and the M (D.C. Cox, ‘Two Unpublished
Charters of King Stephen for Wenlock Priory’,
Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical
Society, lxvi (1989), pp. 56–7). On 19 Feb 1227, K Hen
III granted the fair to the P and M of Wenlock (CChR,
1226–57, p. 17). On 18 Feb 1227, the sh of Shropshire was
ordered to cause the fair to be held (RLC, ii, p. 173).
The P of Wenlok was holding the fair in 1292 (QW, p.
684). On 29 Nov 1468, K Edw IV granted the men and residents of
Wenlock a fair on vfm Nativity of John, to be held at the town
(CChR, 1427–1516, pp. 229–30). The Jun fair
continued in the eighteenth century (VCH Shropshire, x,
pp. 203–4). |
| OSWESTRY 3293 3295.
Borough 1190x1200 (BF, p. 152). Also known as Blancmuster and Alba
Monasterium in the medieval period (M. Gelling and H.D.G.
Foxall, The Place Names of Shropshire, English Place-Name
Society (Nottingham, 1990) p. 229). The minster church was important
long before the Norman Conquest. Along with a holy well, it was
dedicated to St Oswald of Northumbria, who was probably slain here in
642. The place was probably a significant centre of resort from the
seventh or eighth century onwards. The borough charter was granted
1190x1200 by William fitz William fitz Alan; it may date from 1189
(A. Ballard ed., British Borough Charters, 1042–1216
(Cambridge, 1913), p. 81; Griffiths, p. 223). In the fifteenth
century, as a distributive market for Welsh products, it was
characterised as the ‘London of Wales’. John fitz Alan III
died in Mar 1272. His heir, Richard fitz Alan, was a minor in the
king’s hands until c.1292 (R.W. Eyton, Antiquities of
Shropshire (London , 1860), x, pp. 329, 332). Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 1 May; 30 Nov (Harrison,
pp. 393, 397). See also Griffiths, pp. 219–42. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1190x1200,
mercatum, held by William fitz William fitz Alan, who
received into his protection his burgesses of Blancmoster,
namely those who received messuages from his bailiff for the
improvement of his market (ad emendationem mercati mei)
(A. Ballard ed., British Borough Charters, 1042–1216
(Cambridge, 1913), p. 81). On 4 Nov 1228, the sh of Shropshire
was ordered to prohibit the Thurs market held by John fitz Alan,
as it was detrimental to the markets at Shrewsbury, Shropshire
and Montgomery, Wales
(q.v.) (CR, 1227–31, p. 121). The day of the
Oswestry market was changed to Mon on [28 Dec?] 1228. The sh of
Shropshire was ordered to proclaim and establish the market
(CR, 1227–31, p. 139). On 1 July 1250, John fitz
Alan alleged that his market was being damaged by that at Knockin, Shropshire (q.v.) (R.W. Eyton,
Antiquities of Shropshire (London, 1860), x, p. 369). In
1263, a borough charter granting mercantile privileges records
the punishment for individuals who made purchases before goods
came into the town market, where they were accustomed to be
bought and sold (A. Ballard and J. Tait eds, British Borough
Charters, 1216–1307 (Cambridge, 1923) pp. 296–7).
Market worth £20 per annum in 1271 (Beresford, p. 482). Market
recorded in 1407 (Griffiths, p. 229). |
| F | (Letter Close) vf+2, Andrew (30 Nov);
feria gr 22 Sept 1228, by K Hen III to John fitz Alan. To
be held at Alba Monasterium. The sh of Shropshire was ordered to
proclaim and establish the fair (CR, 1227–31, p.
82). The fair was prohibited on 4 Nov 1228, as it was damaging
to the fair at Montgomery, Wales
(q.v.) (CR, 1227–31, p. 121). On 1 July 1250,
John fitz Alan alleged that his fair was being damaged by that
at Knockin, Shropshire (q.v.) (R.W.
Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire (London, 1860), x, p.
369). On 26 Jan 1253, K Hen III granted John son of Alan a fair
on vf+2 Andrew by charter, to be held at the manor of Oswestry
in Wales (CChR, 1226–57, p. 418). Fair of Andrew
mentioned in 1277, when it was interrupted by the Welsh war
(CCR, 1272–9, p. 434). |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Philip and James (1 May); gr 21
Feb 1330, by K Edw III to Roger de Mortuo Mari, earl of March
(CChR, 1327–41, p. 161). |
|
In 1362–3, stallage paid at the Nov and May fairs brought in £1
13s. (Griffiths, p. 228). |
| PREES 3557 3334. 1334
Subsidy £35. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 2 Jun 1259, by K Hen III to
Roger, bp of Coventry and Lichfield, the king’s cousin
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 19). To be held at the
manor. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 28 Jan 1307, by K Edw I to
Walter de Langeton, bp of Coventry and Lichfield (CChR,
1300–26, p. 78). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Chad the bp (2 Mar); gr 2 Jun
1259, by K Hen III to Roger, bp of Coventry and Lichfield, the
king’s cousin (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 19). To be
held at the manor. |
| PULVERBATCH 3423 3022.
See also VCH Shropshire, viii, p. 137. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; mercatum, gr 20 Feb 1254,
by K Hen III to Philip Marmiun. To be held at the manor
(Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no. 2407; CPR,
1247–58, p. 274). Market continued until the early
twentieth century (VCH Shropshire, viii, p.
137). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Edith the Virgin (16 Sept);
feria gr 20 Feb 1254, by K Hen III to Philip Marmiun. To
be held at the manor (Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no.
2407; CPR, 1247–58, p. 274). The date of the fair
was changed before 1851 (VCH Shropshire, viii, p.
137). |
| RUSHBURY 3514 2919.
1334 Subsidy £25.13. See also VCH Shropshire, x, p.
68. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 9 May 1283, by K Edw I to
Hugh Burnel. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 266). In 1292, Philip Burnel was claiming the
market (QW, p. 685). VCH provides no further
evidence for the market (VCH Shropshire, x, p.
68). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Margaret the Virgin (20 Jul); gr
9 May 1283, by K Edw I to Hugh Burnel. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 266). In 1292, Philip Burnel
was claiming the fair (QW, p. 685). VCH provides
no further evidence for the fair (VCH Shropshire, x, p.
68). |
| SHIFNAL 3748 3077.
Borough 1402 (BF, p. 153; BF, supplement, p. 63). 1334 Subsidy
£157.31. It is probable that the manor passed from Walter de
Dunstanvill to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere and later to John, earl of
Shrewsbury. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 7 Sept 1245, by K Hen III to
Walter de Dunstanvill (CChR, 1226–57, p. 287). To be
held at the manor. |
| M | (Charter) Mon and Fri; gr 12 Aug 1315, by K Edw
II to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere (CChR, 1300–26, p.
283). To be held at the manor. |
| M | (Charter) Tues, gr 18 Mar 1473, by K Edw IV to
John, earl of Shrewsbury (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 214).
|
| F | (Charter) vf, Matthew the Apostle (21 Sept); gr
7 Sept 1245, by K Hen III to Walter de Dunstanvill (CChR,
1226–57, p. 287). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); gr 12
Aug 1315, by K Edw II to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 283). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Matthew the Apostle (21 Sept); gr
12 Aug 1315, by K Edw II to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 283). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) 1+f+1, James the Apostle (25 Jul); gr
18 Mar 1473, by K Edw IV to John, earl of Shrewsbury
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 241). |
| F | (Charter) 1+f+1, Martin in the winter (11 Nov);
gr 18 Mar 1473, by K Edw IV to John, earl of Shrewsbury
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 241). |
| SHREWSBURY 3492 3125.
Borough 901 (BF, p. 153; Darby, p. 366). Mint before 924–1154,
possibly not during reigns of K Edmund and K Edgar. 1334 Subsidy
£800. A civitas and centre of power in 901 and probably long
established in that role and as an ecclesiastical centre. Capital of
a shire in 1006. Borough in Domesday Book (P.H. Sawyer, Anglo-
Saxon Charters: an annotated list and bibliography, Royal
Historical Society (London, 1968) no. 221; BF, p. 153; Darby, p.
366). The Benedictine abbey of Shrewsbury was founded at the ch of St
Peter in the town in 1083x86. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
471). Fair 1587, 23 Jun, 21 Sept (Harrison, pp. 394, 396). |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 18 Mar 1204,
mercatum (RCh, p. 122b). In 1228, the market was
alleged to have been damaged by the market at Oswestry, Shropshire (q.v.) (CR,
1227–31, p. 121). On 24 Feb 1261, the sh of Shropshire was
ordered to move the market from the cemetery of SS Alkmund and
Julian to the road called ‘Gunpestolstrete’
(CR, 1259–61, p. 351). Market noted on 5 Mar 1265
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 53). The early market place was
probably an area between the churchyards of St Alkmund’s,
St Julian’s and St Mary’s (VCH Shropshire, iv,
p. 67). |
| F | (Charter) Peter in Aug (1 Aug); gr 1087x Jul
1094, by K Will II to M of Shrewsbury. It is not certain who
granted the 1 Aug fair to the M of Shrewsbury. The charter of K
Wil II could be a twelfth century forgery. The M also claimed
that Earl Roger of Montgomery, who had founded the abbey in
1083, had granted them the right to hold the fair. K Wil
II’s successor, K Hen I, granted or confirmed a three day
fair to the M of Shrewsbury; it is possible that this was the
original grant. The fair was granted or confirmed by K Steph on
18 Dec 1138x Jun 1139. The fair was confirmed by K Hen II in Jul
1155 (U. Rees ed., The Cartulary of Shrewsbury Abbey
(Aberystwyth, 1975), i, pp. 29–31, nos. 34, 36, ii, pp.
254–5). The fair was recorded on 3 Feb 1222 (RLC, i,
p. 487). On 20 Jun 1227, K Hen III granted the ch of SS Peter
and Paul, Shrewsbury, the A and the M a fair on f+2 Peter ad
Vincula (1 Aug) (CChR, 1226–57, p. 45). On 25 Jun
1227, K Hen III granted the ch of SS Peter and Paul, Shrewsbury,
the A and the M that the 3 day fair from f Peter ad Vincula
could be extended so that it began when the bell was rung for
vespers on v Peter ad Vincula (U. Rees ed., The Cartulary of
Shrewsbury Abbey (Aberystwyth, 1975), i, no. 54). In
c.1227–38, the abbey and the provosts and burgesses
of Shrewsbury made an agreement allowing access through the town
for those visiting the fair from the ninth hour on the vigil of
Peter ad Vincula and throughout the feast day. Toll was to be
paid to the burgesses on goods bought inside the town and to the
A of Shrewsbury on goods bought outside the town (U. Rees ed.,
The Cartulary of Shrewsbury Abbey (Aberystwyth, 1975),
ii, no. 386). In 1292, the A of Shrewsbury claimed a fair at the
manor of Abbey Foregate (Forieta Monachorum, also known as
Monks Foregate) from time out of mind by right of the ch of SS Peter and
Paul of Shrewsbury (QW, p. 82). In Apr 1296, it
was stated that the burgesses of Shrewsbury freed the A and C of
Shrewsbury from 2s. of the 40s. which the latter
paid for the vigil of their fair on Peter ad Vincula, leaving
only 38s. to be paid every year (U. Rees ed., The
Cartulary of Shrewsbury Abbey (Aberystwyth, 1975), ii, no.
277). In Sept 1298, the burgesses and community of Shrewsbury
and the A and C of Shrewsbury made an agreement relating to the
right of the latter to hold the fair, which began on the v of
Peter ad Vincula and lasted for the following three days. The
burgesses conceded that during the three days no shops would be
open and nothing would be sold in the town or suburbs of
Shrewsbury, except wine and ale. The servants of the A and C of
Shrewsbury were to supervise the fair and to take all the
profits. The burgesses were not to levy murage or pavage on
goods coming to or going from the fair, but were to distrain the
A and C for 38s. owed to them for holding the fair on the
vigil of the feast (U. Rees ed., The Cartulary of Shrewsbury
Abbey (Aberystwyth, 1975), ii, no. 276). In 1402–3, the
Lammas fair (i.e. that on 1 Aug) was recorded in a royal
enquiry, which found that the profits had been sold by the A of
Shrewsbury (U. Rees ed., The Cartulary of Shrewsbury
Abbey (Aberystwyth, 1975), ii, pp. 435–6). |
| F | (Charter) 1 Jun+2, gr 24 Feb 1205, by K John to
burgesses of Shrewsbury (RCh, p. 142b). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Clement (23 Nov); gr 20 Sept
1267, by K Hen III to men of Shrewsbury (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 80). On 5 Jun 1309, K Edw II granted the good
men of Shrewsbury a fair on vfm James (25 Jul) in lieu
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 127). On 3 Mar 1327, K Edw III
granted the men of Shrewsbury a fair on vf+2 Matthew (21 Sept)
in lieu (CChR, 1327–41, p. 6). |
|
VCH states that by 1256 the abbey of Shrewbury had a second
annual fair on 20–3 Sept; the implication is that this was at
Shrewsbury (VCH Shropshire, iv, p. 69). However, the reference
makes it clear that the Sept fair was at Betton,
Shropshire (q.v.) (U. Rees ed., The Cartulary of Shrewsbury
Abbey (Aberystwyth, 1975), i, no. 52). |
| WELLINGTON 3651 3118.
1334 Subsidy £41.75. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See
also VCH Shropshire, xi, pp. 226–7. |
| M | (Charter) Thurs; gr 29 Feb 1244, by K Hen III to
Giles de Erdington. To be held at the manor. Mandate in
pursuance to the sh of Shropshire (CChR, 1226–57, p.
277). On 1 Jun 1283, K Edw I granted a Thurs market to Hugh
Burnel, to be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p.
267). The manor had passed from the Erdingtons to the Burnels.
The early market place was probably an area immediately north of
the churchyard (VCH Shropshire, ix, p. 67, xi, p. 215).
On 23 Sept 1514, K Hen VIII granted the manor with the Thurs
market to Sir Christopher Gurneys and his wife Joan. The manor
was lately held by Henry Lovel, lord Morley, deceased and was in
the king’s hands by reason of the attainder of Francis,
lord Lovel (L and P Henry VIII, i (2), p.
1400). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Barnabas the Apostle (11 Jun); gr
29 Feb 1244, by K Hen III to Giles de Erdington. To be held at
the manor. Mandate in pursuance to the sh of Shropshire
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 277). On 1 Jun 1283, K Edw I
granted a fair on vfm Barnabas to Hugh Burnel, to be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 267). The manor had
passed from the Erdingtons to the Burnels (VCH
Shropshire, xi, p. 215). On 23 Sept 1514, K Hen VIII granted
the manor with the fair on vfm Barnabas to Sir Christopher
Gurneys and his wife Joan. The manor was lately held by Henry
Lovel, lord Morley, deceased and was in the king’s hands by
reason of the attainder of Francis, lord Lovel (L and P Henry
VIII, i (2), p. 1400). The fair appears to have continued
into the late eighteenth century (VCH Shropshire, xi, p.
227). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Decollation of John (29 Aug); gr
1 Jun 1283, by K Edw I to Hugh Burnel (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 267). To be held at the manor. |
| F | (Letter Patent) f, Leonard (6 Nov); gr 23 Sept
1514, by K Hen VIII to Sir Christopher Garneys and Joan his wife. The manor was
lately held by Henry Lovel, lord Morley, deceased and was in the
king’s hands by reason of the attainder of Francis, lord
Lovel (L and P Henry VIII, i (2), p. 1400). The fair
appears to have continued into the late eighteenth century
(VCH Shropshire, xi, p. 227). |
| WORTHEN 3329 3047.
1334 Subsidy £46.56. |
| M | (Charter) Wed;
gr 11 Jul 1270, by K Hen III to Thomas Corbet. To be held at
the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 147). Peter Corbet
was holding the market in 1292 (QW, p. 677). |
| F | (Charter) vfm,
Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 11 Jul 1270, by K Hen III to
Thomas Corbet. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 147). Peter Corbet was holding the fair in
1292 (QW, p. 677). |
| F | (Charter) vfm,
Exaltation of the Holy Cross (14 Sept); gr 11 Jul 1270, by K
Hen III to Thomas Corbet. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 147). Peter Corbet was
holding the fair in 1292 (QW, p.
677). |