| ALFRISTON 5521 1030. Part of the duchy
of Lancaster. The market and fairs were to be held by the king and his heirs
as dukes of Lancaster. In the 1334 Lay Subsidy, Alfriston was valued with
part of Blatchington at £39. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 24 May 1406, by K Hen IV (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 431). To be held at the king’s town. |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Andrew the Apostle (30 Nov); gr 24 May 1406, by K Hen
IV (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 431). To be held at the king’s
town. |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Philip and James (1 May); gr 24 May 1406, by K Hen
IV (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 431). To be held at the king’s
town. |
| ARUNDEL 5016 1072. Borough 1086 (BF,
p. 169; Darby, p. 367). 1334 Subsidy £63.69. On the opposite bank of the
river and downstream from the Anglo-Saxon burh of Burpham,
Sussex (q.v.), which it may have replaced (Beresford, p. 492). Market
town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). Fair 1587, 6 Dec (Harrison, p. 397).
See also VCH Sussex, v, part i, pp. 61–2. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1086. The market evidently existed
by 1086, when the earl’s sheriff took toll. By 1288, markets were held
on Mon and Thurs, the former later moving to Sat. By the early fifteenth
century, the corporation leased tolls from the earl, so that by 1586 the
Thurs and Sat markets were claimed as the property of the town. The Thurs
market was the most important by the seventeenth century; before 1805 it
was transferred to Wednesday. In 1766 the Sat market was said to have been
long disused, although it was held in 1788. The latest evidence for the
Sat market dates from 1855 (VCH Sussex, v, part i, p. 61). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Invention of the Cross (3 May); gr 1 Aug 1285, by
K Edw I to Richard le fitz Aleyn. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 320). Fair recorded in 1586 (when it lasted one day).
It was recorded in 1784, although the date had altered as a result of the
calendar change. It was recorded in 1831 and 1888, but fell into disuse
after 1907 (VCH Sussex, v, part i, p. 62). |
|
F |
(Charter) Nicholas (6 Dec); gr 1 Aug 1285, by K Edw I to Richard
le fitz Aleyn (VCH Sussex, v, part i, p. 62). This fair is not recorded
in the Calendar of Charter Rolls. Fair recorded in 1586 (when it
lasted more than one day). It was recorded in 1784, although the date had
altered as a result of the calendar change. It was last recorded in 1831. |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) Exaltation of the Cross (14 Sept); recorded 1288 (VCH
Sussex, v, part i, p. 62). Fair recorded in 1586 (when it lasted one
day). It was recorded in 1784, although the date had altered as a result
of the calendar change. It was recorded in 1831 and 1888, but fell into
disuse after 1907. |
|
A fair on 10 Aug was recorded in 1586. It was recorded in 1784,
although the date had altered as a result of the calendar change. It fell
into disuse soon afterwards (VCH Sussex, v, part i, p. 62). |
| BATTLE 5750 1162. Borough c.1180
(BF, p. 169). 1334 Subsidy £94.13. The value for Battle in the 1334
Lay Subsidy has been calculated by adding together the values for Middleborough,
Sandlake and Mountjoy, the ancient divisions of the borough. Abbey founded
1066–7. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also E. Searle,
Lordship and Community: Battle Abbey and its Banlieu, 1066–1538
(Toronto, 1974), pp. 80–1, 206, 352–3, 365–6. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1066x87, possibly 1066x70, mercatum,
held by M of the ch of St Martin of Battle (Regesta 1066–87,
no. 13). This writ may not be entirely reliable, but it is almost identical
to a writ of K Hen I, dated 1103x06, which confirmed to the M their customs
within and without the market, as granted by K Wil I (Regesta 1066–87,
no. 13; Regesta, ii, no. 752). In 1114x22, K Hen I confirmed to the
ch of Battle the Sun market granted by K Wil I (Regesta, ii, no.
1348). A spurious charter of K Wil I, ostensibly from 1070–1, grants
the ch of St Martin of Battle a Sun market (Regesta, i, no. 61).
The medieval market was held on Sun (E. Searle, Lordship and Community:
Battle Abbey and its Banlieu, 1066–1538 (Toronto, 1974), pp. 80–1). |
|
F |
(Grant: other) Martin in the Summer (4 Jul); gr 1114x22, by K Hen
I to ch of Battle (Regesta, ii, no. 1348). Searle (pp. 80–1,
392) mentions a fair on the feast of St Martin in the Winter (11 Nov), but
this may be a confusion with the summer fair. |
| BRAMBER 5186 1106. Borough 1248 (BF,
p. 170). Mint 1135–54. 1334 Subsidy £15. Downstream from Steyning,
Sussex (q.v.). See also VCH Sussex, vi, part i, pp. 209–10. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1086, held by William de Braose.
In 1086, in a plea between William de Braose and the abbey of Fécamp,
it was judged that toll throughout the week should belong to the abbey,
except for half of that on Saturdays which should go to William, and that
ships going to the harbour (portus) at St Cuthman’s [Steyning]
should only pay 2d. for each ascent and descent, ‘unless they
make another market at William’s castle’, i.e. at Bramber (Regesta
1066–87, no. 146). |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon, Thurs; gr 5 Aug 1316, by K Edw II to William
de Braose and John de Mowbray and Alina his wife and the heirs of the bodies
of John and Alina (CChR, 1300–26, p. 315). Mandate to the sh
of Sussex to proclaim that markets will be held at the king’s town
on Mon and Thurs, 18 Sept 1324 (CCR, 1323–7, p. 222). Market
conf 13 Apr 1332 by K Edw III to John de Moubray, son and heir of the bodies
of John and Alina (CChR, 1300–26, p. 315). Thurs market granted
to Thomas de Mowbray, earl of Nottingham by K Ric II in 1383. Market at
Bramber may have fallen into disuse in the late fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries, when no profits from toll are recorded. It had definitely lapsed
by 1595 (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 210). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) recorded 1288 (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 209). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Augustine (26 May); gr 5 Aug 1316, by K Edw II to
William de Braose and John de Mowbray and Alina his wife and the heirs of
the bodies of John and Alina (CChR, 1300–26, p. 315). To be
held at the manor. The date of the fair was probably 26 May, i.e. the feast
of Archbishop Augustine. Fair conf 13 Apr 1332 by K Edw III to John de Moubray,
son and heir of John [de Mowbray] and Alina (CChR, 1327–41,
p. 269). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Denis (9 Oct); gr 5 Aug 1316, by K Edw II to William
de Braose and John de Mowbray and Alina his wife and the heirs of the bodies
of John and Alina (CChR, 1300–26, p. 315). To be held at the
manor. Fair conf 13 Apr 1332 by K Edw III to John de Moubray, son and heir
of John [de Mowbray] and Alina (CChR, 1327–41, p. 269). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, Edward the King and Confessor (13 Oct); gr 18
Sept 1324, by K Edw II. Mandate to the sh of Sussex to proclaim the fair,
to be held at the king’s town (CCR, 1323–7, p. 222). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, John before the latin gate (6 May); gr 18 Sept
1324, by K Edw II. Mandate to the sh of Sussex to proclaim the fair, to
be held at the king’s town (CCR, 1323–7, p. 222). |
|
F |
(Charter) Assumption (15 Aug) to last 3 days; gr 1383, by K Ric II
to Thomas Mowbray, earl of Nottingham (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p.
210). A fair is recorded in 1445 and 1498; VCH provides no later
evidence (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 210). |
| BROADWATER 5147 1043. 1334 Subsidy
£60. See also VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 76. |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 17 Jul 1312, by K Edw II to Ralph de Cammoys. To
be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 194). On 20 Nov 1375,
K Edw III granted Thomas Cammoys, kinsman and heir of Ralph de Cammoys,
a Sat market in lieu (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 230). On 15 Dec 1383,
K Ric II granted Thomas de Camoys a Mon market in lieu (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 289). In 1441–2, the market, stated to be on Sat, was alleged to
be detrimental to that at Steyning, Sussex (q.v).
Market had fallen into disuse by 1493 (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p.
234). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) vf, Barnabas the apostle (11 Jun); feria
recorded 1279, held by John de Cameys and Margareta his wife. In 1279, John
and Margaret successfully claimed to hold the fair at the manor, of old
(QW, p. 755). On 17 Jun 1312, K Edw II granted Ralph de Cammoys a
fair on vfm Barnabas, to be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 194). Fair recorded in 1493 and 1502 and survived until c.1922
(VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 76). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Luke the Evangelist (18 Oct); gr 1 Mar 1390, by K
Ric II to Thomas de Cammoys. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 317). Fair recorded in 1493 and 1502 and survived into the late eighteenth
century (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 76). On 14 Jul 1245, John de
Gatesden was pardoned 24m. for which he had been summoned to the
Exchequer for two charters which he did not have, granting a market in the
manors of Broadwater and Carshalton, Surrey
(q.v.) (CR, 1242–7, p. 327). |
| BURWASH 5677 1247. 1334 Subsidy £35.05.
See also VCH Sussex, ix, p. 195. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Fri; mercatum, gr 29 Apr 1252, by K Hen III
(CR, 1251–3, p. 82). To be held at the manor held by Edward,
the king’s son. Mandate to the sh of Sussex to proclaim the market
and cause it to be held. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 16 Jun 1310, by K Edw II to John de Britannia,
earl of Surrey (CChR, 1300–26, p. 137). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, Philip and James (1 May); feria
gr 29 Apr 1252, by K Hen III. To be held at the manor held by Edward, the
king’s son. Mandate to the sh of Sussex to proclaim the market and
cause it to be held (CR, 1251–3, p. 82). Fair on vf+2 Philip
and James was granted by K Edw II to John de Britannia, earl of Richmond,
on 16 Jun 1310 (CChR, 1300–26, p. 137). The manor had been granted
to the earl of Brittany in the late thirteenth century. A fair was held
on 12 May in 1888, which may have been the continuation of this fair after
the calendar change (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 196). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+2, Bartholomew (24 Aug); gr 16 Jun 1310, by K Edw II
to John de Britannia, earl of Richmond (CChR, 1300–26, p. 137). |
| CHICHESTER 4861 1049. Borough early
tenth century (Defence, pp. 195–6). Mint 924–1154. 1334
Subsidy £220. Roman and Saxon town (Defence, p. 195). City in Domesday
Book (BF, p. 170). Bishopric from 1087, when the see was transferred from
Selsey, Sussex (q.v.). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 475). Fair 1587, Ash Wednesday; 25 Jul (Harrison, pp. 393,
395). See also VCH Sussex, iii, pp. 97–8. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) Wed, Sat; recorded twelfth century
(VCH Sussex, iii, p. 97). Market recorded on 26 Apr 1227 (CChR,
1226–57, p. 34). K Hen III inspected a charter referring to a market
on 16 Nov 1228 and on 4 May 1233 (CChR, 1226–57, pp. 87, 179).
Markets were held by the overlords of the city, including the earls of Cornwall,
until the grant of the city to the citizens in 1316 (VCH Sussex,
iii, p. 97). |
|
F |
(Grant: other) 1+f+6, gr 1107, by K Hen I to ch of Holy Trinity at
Chichester. The details of the grant are known from a notification by K
Hen I to Richard de Belmeis and the reeve of Chichester and the barons of
Sussex that he has confirmed to the ch of the Holy Trinity at Chichester
a fair of eight days duration at the season fixed by Bp Ralph, namely one
day before the feast and six days after it (Regesta, ii, no. 810).
On 3 Aug 1205, K John granted the ch of Chichester and Simon bp of Chichester
that the date of the fair was to be moved from the feast of Faith the Virgin
(6 Oct), as granted by K Hen I, to the vigil of Holy Trinity (Easter dep);
it was still to last 8 days (RCh, pp. 135–6). Fair noted in
1170–2, 1210, 1212 (PR, 16 Hen II, p. 151; PR, 17 Hen
II, p. 135; PR, 18 Hen II, p 132; PR, 12 John, p. 4; PR,
14 John, pp. 8, 9). Bp of Chichester was holding an eight day fair by a
charter of K John in 1279, although it was alleged that it was not held
according to the charter (QW, p. 759). On 22 Feb 1338, K Edw III
confirmed the 1107 charter to Robert de Stretford, bp of Chichester (CChR,
1327–41, p. 440). On 30 Jun 1367, it was stated that K John had granted
the bp of Chichester an 8 day fair on the feast of Denis (9 Oct) and that
William de Lenne, bp of Chichester, had appropriated an extra half day to
the fair (CIM, iii, no. 520). |
|
F |
(Grant: other) vfm, Michael (29 Sept); feria gr 1227x16 Feb
1254, by K Hen III to R[ichard] earl of Cornwall. Mandate to the sh of Sussex
to proclaim the fair and cause it to be held (CR, 1253–4, p.
28). This was presumably one of the two fairs claimed by Edmund, earl of
Cornwall in 1288. Richard fitz Alan alleged that this was not a fair, but
a congregation of men outside the suburb, of which he claimed the profit
(VCH Sussex, iii, p. 98). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) vfm, James (25 Jul); recorded 1288, held by Richard
fitz Alan (VCH Sussex, iii, p. 98). Richard fitz Alan claimed the
fair, near the Hospital of St James outside the city. In 1289, K Edw I claimed
the fair and ordered the sh to proclaim it in his name. F (Letter Patent)
f+2, George the martyr (23 Apr); gr 14 May 1500, by K Hen VII to mayor and
citizens of Chichester (CPR, 1494–1509, p. 205). |
| CLIFFE HILL 5430 1100. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; gr 14 Oct 1331, by K Edw III to Simon, archbp of
Canterbury (CChR, 1327–41, p. 231). To be held at the manor
of Clive by Stonham, Sussex. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues, Fri; gr 20 May 1345, by K Edw III to John, archbp
of Canterbury (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 38). To be held at the manor
of Clyve by Lewes. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed, gr 12 Nov 1409, by K Hen IV to Thomas, archbp of Canterbury,
the king’s cousin (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 442). To be held
in the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Trans of Thomas the Martyr (7 Jul); gr 14 Oct 1331,
by K Edw III to Simon, archbp of Canterbury (CChR, 1327–41,
p. 231). To be held at the manor of Clive by Stonham. |
|
F |
(Charter) f+8, Catherine (25 Nov); gr 20 May 1345, by K Edw III to
John, archbp of Canterbury (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 38). To be held
at the manor of Clyve by Lewes. |
|
F |
(Charter) f+8, Decollation of John the Baptist (29 Aug); gr 20 May
1345, by K Edw III to John, archbp of Canterbury (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 39). To be held at the manor of Clyve by Lewes. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Matthew (21 Sept); gr 12 Nov 1409, by K Hen IV to
Thomas, archbp of Canterbury, the king’s cousin. To be held at the
town (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 442). |
|
F |
(Charter), vfm, Mark (25 Apr); gr 12 Nov 1409, by K Hen IV
to Thomas, archbp of Canterbury, the king’s cousin. To be held at the
town (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 442). |
| CRAWLEY 5344 1379. |
|
M |
(Grant: other) Wed; mercatum, gr 1202, by K John to Micael
de Punninges (PR, 4 John, p. 142). Nova Oblata: he owed one
good Norweigian goshawk. |
|
M |
(Grant: other) Fri; gr 1227x72, by K Hen III to Lucas de Ponyngges
(QW, p. 755). In 1279, Lucas successfully claimed to hold the market
at the manor by charter of K Hen III. |
|
F |
(Grant: other) vf, Decollation of John the Baptist (29 Aug); gr 1227x72,
by K Hen III to Lucas de Ponyngges (QW, p. 755). In 1279, Lucas successfully
claimed to hold the fair at the manor by charter of K Hen III. The document
is damaged and the total length of the fair is missing. |
| CUCKFIELD 5303 1244. 1334 Subsidy £66.25.
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 7 Sept 1255, by K Hen III to John de Warrenna
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 449). To be held at the manor. |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 24 Jul 1312, by K Edw II to John de Warenna, earl
of Surrey (CChR, 1300–26, p. 194). To be held at the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr 7 Sept 1255, by K Hen
III to John de Warrenna (CChR, 1226–57, p. 449). To be held
at the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); gr 24 Jul 1312, by K Edw
II to John de Warenna, earl of Surrey (CChR, 1300–26, p. 194).
To be held at the manor. |
| EAST ANGMERING 5071 1043. 1334 Subsidy
£42.50. |
|
M |
(Charter) Sat; gr 15 Jan 1384, by K Ric II to Richard, earl of Arundel
and Surrey, the king’s cousin (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 291).
To be held at the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 15 Jan 1384, by K Ric II
to Richard, earl of Arundel and Surrey, the king’s cousin (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 291). To be held at the town. |
| EASTBOURNE 5608 990. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; 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, Michael (29 Sept); gr 21 Apr 1232, by K Hen III to
Master William de Nevill, treasurer of Chichester (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 151). Mandate to sh of Sussex, 22 Apr 1232 (CR, 1231–4, p.
51). Fair was being held by the treasurer of Chichester in 1279 (QW,
p. 761). |
|
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. |
| FINDON 5116 1085. 1334 Subsidy £60.
See also VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 29. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 22 May 1261, by K Hen III to Walter de Clifford.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 36). In 1275, the
market was alleged to be damaging the boroughs of Bramber rape (VCH Sussex,
vi, part i, p. 29). In 1279, William de Breuse was holding the market, which
he claimed had been held since the Conquest (QW, p. 760). Market
recorded in 1380, 1425 and possibly in 1477; there is no later evidence
(VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 29). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Decollation of John the Baptist (29 Aug); gr 22 May
1261, by K Hen III to Walter de Clifford. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 36). Fair last recorded in 1425 (VCH Sussex, vi,
part i, p. 29). |
| GORING 5111 1027. 1334 Subsidy £60. |
|
M |
(Charter) Fri; gr 5 Feb 1301, by K Edw I to Henry Tregoz. To be held
at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 1) Market recorded in 1346–7
(Mate, p. 67). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Lawrence (10 Aug); gr 12 Sept 1257, by K Hen III to
Henry Tregoz (CChR, 1226–57, p. 473). To be held at the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 5 Feb 1301, by K Edw I
to Henry Tregoz (CChR, 1300–26, p. 1). To be held at the manor. |
| HARTING 4783 1194. 1334 Subsidy £36.66.
The grid reference and the value from the 1334 Lay Subsidy relate to South
Harting. Henry Husse was holding the town of Harting in 1316 (FA,
v, p. 141). See also VCH Sussex, iv, pp. 14–15. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 29 Aug 1271, by K Hen III to Henry de Husee. To
be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 176). Henry de Husey
was holding the market in 1279 (QW, p. 756). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr 29 Aug 1271, by K Hen
III to Henry de Husee. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 176). Henry de Husey was holding the fair in 1279 (QW, p. 756). |
| HASTINGS 5821 1095. Borough early tenth
century (Defence, pp. 205–6). Mint c.979–1154. Borough
in Domesday Book (Darby, p. 367). The town developed around the castle built
on the cliff c.1069. This replaced the earlier port, which was being
eroded by the sea (Beresford, p. 494; VCH Sussex, ix, pp. 10–11).
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Sussex,
ix, pp. 13–14. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1103x6, mercatum
(Regesta 1066–87, no. 13). The rights that the men of Hastings
had in their market were the model for those that K Hen I in 1103x6 granted
to the monks of Battle in theirs, as K Wil I had granted them. The separate
record of the writ of K Wil I may be a forgery based on that of K Hen I
(Regesta 1066–87, no. 13; Regesta, ii, no. 752). At some
later, probably post-medieval, date markets were held on Wed and Sat. Wed
market fell into disuse in 1835 (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 13; F.E. Sawyer,
‘Sussex markets and fairs’, Sussex Archaeological Collections,
xxxvi (Lewes, 1888), p. 188). At some later, probably post-medieval, date
fairs were held on Whit Tuesday, on 26 and 27 Jul and on Clement (23 Nov)
(VCH Sussex, ix, p. 13). |
| HEATHFIELD 5583 1216. See also VCH
Sussex, ix , p. 201. |
|
M |
(Grant: other) Thurs; mercatum, gr 6 Apr 1234, by K Hen III
to bp of Chichester. To be held at the manor. Mandate to the sh of Sussex
to proclaim the market and cause it to be held (CR, 1231–4,
p. 400). Granted by K Edw II to John bp of Chichester on 7 Feb 1316 (CChR,
1300–26. p. 306). Although the manor of ‘Hadfeld’ in the
1234 grant is identified as Henfield in the index of CR, 1231–4,
‘Hadfeld’ is identified as Heathfield in A. Mawer and F.M. Stenton
eds., Place-Names of Sussex (Cambridge, 1930) ii, p. 463. This identification
is confirmed by the 1316 grant. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Richard the Confessor (3 Apr or 16 Jun); gr 7 Feb
1316, by K Edw II to John bp of Chichester (CChR, 1300–26. p.
306). The VCH attributes this fair to the Translation of St Richard
(16 Jun), apparently on the grounds that in 1792 a fair was held on the
equivalent date after the calendar change (27 Jun; this fair fell into disuse
by 1888). However, there was also a fair held on 14 Apr, which before the
calendar change would be equivalent to the other feast of St Richard (3
Apr). |
| HORSHAM 5170 1306. Borough 1235 (BF,
p. 171). 1334 Subsidy £36.67. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475).
Fair 1587, 24 Jun; 27 Jul; 19 Nov (Harrison, pp. 394–6). See
VCH Sussex, vol. 6 pt. 2, pp. 136; 171–3.. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) Wed, Sat; recorded 1279, mercatum,
held by William de Breuse (QW, p. 760). |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 13 May 1449, by K Hen VI to John, archbp
of Canterbury (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 106). To be held in ‘le
Westrete’. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Trans of Thomas the Martyr (7 Jul); gr 3 Aug 1233,
by K Hen III to William de Breous, son and heir of John de Breus. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 186). Mandate to the sh
of Sussex to proclaim the fair and cause it to be held, 3 Aug 1233 (CR,
1231–4, p. 243). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) octave of the apostles Peter and Paul (29 Jun); nundinas
recorded 1279, held by William de Breuse (QW, p. 760). |
|
F |
(Charter) Mon, Tues and Wed after the feast of Ascension (Easter
dep); gr 13 May 1449, by K Hen VI to John, archbp of Canterbury (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 106). To be held in ‘le Westrete’. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Edmund the archbp in Winter (16 Nov); gr 13 May 1449,
by K Hen VI to John, archbp of Canterbury. To be held in ‘le Westrete’
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 106). |
|
Markets and fairs are recorded in 1500–1 (Mate, p. 75). |
| LEWES 5416 1102. Borough early tenth
century (Defence, pp. 207–8). Mint 924–39, 970s–1154.
1334 Subsidy £40.50. Borough with tolls in 1066 (Defence, pp. 207–8;
VCH Sussex, i, p. 435). After the Norman Conquest, a substantial
castle town of the Warenne family and later a county town of Sussex. Market
town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). Fair 1587, Tues in Whit week (Harrison,
p. 394). |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1066, held by king
and Earl Warenne. Domesday Book shows that there was a flourishing market
by 1066, its revenues presumably shared between the king and the earl (VCH
Sussex, i, p. 435). About 1089, William Earl Warenne granted the priory
of St Pancras, Lewes, rights of pre-emption in wood, flesh and fish in the
market at Lewes on three days in the week, viz Tues, Thurs and Sat from
Whitsun to Lammas, and after Lammas the common market with the men of Lewes
(L.F. Salzman ed., The Chartulary of the Priory of St Pancras of Lewes,
2 vols (Sussex Record Society 38, 1932), pp. 7–9). |
| LINDFIELD 5349 1258. 1334 Subsidy £156.87. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; gr 24 Aug 1343, by K Edw III to dean and Ca of the
collegiate ch of South Malling (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 24). To
be held at the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) f+8, Philip and James (1 May); gr 24 Aug 1343, by K Edw
III to dean and Ca of the collegiate ch of South Malling (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 24). To be held at the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) f+8, James (25 Jul); gr 24 Aug 1343, by K Edw III to dean
and Ca of the collegiate ch of South Malling (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 24). To be held at the town. |
| MARESFIELD 5466 1240. 1334 Subsidy
£82.50. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Thurs; gr 29 Jan 1332, by K Edw III to Qu Philippa
(CCR, 1330–33, p. 430). Order to the sh of Sussex that the king
wills that the queen, who holds the manor for life, shall have a market
there for her life. |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, Bartholomew (24 Aug); gr 8 Nov 1301, by K Edw
I (CCR, 1296–1302, p. 473). To be held at the king’s manor.
Mandate to the sh to proclaim the fair and cause it to be held. |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vf, George (23 Apr); gr 27 Jul 1350, by K Edw III
(CCR, 1349–54, p. 245). To be held at the chapel of Nutley in
Queen Philippa’s town of Maresfield, for her life. Mandate to the sh
of Sussex to proclaim the fair. |
| MAYFIELD 5586 1270. In the 1334 Lay
Subsidy, Mayfield and Wadhurst, Sussex (q.v.) were valued
together at £180. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; gr 7 Nov 1261, by K Hen III to B archbp of Canterbury.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 38). |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 1 Jun 1314, by K Edw II to W archbp of
Canterbury. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 274). |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed, gr 5 Mar 1394, by K Ric II to William archbp
of Canterbury. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
346). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Dunstan (19 May); gr 7 Nov 1261, by K Hen
III to B archbp of Canterbury. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 38). On 1 Jun 1314, K Edw II granted W archbp of Canterbury a fair at
the manor on vf Dunstan (CChR, 1300–26, p. 274). On 5 Mar 1394,
K Ric II granted William archbp of Canterbury a fair at the manor on vfm
Dunstan (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 346). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, All Saints (1 Nov); gr 5 Mar 1394, by K Ric II to
William archbp of Canterbury. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 346). |
| NEW SHOREHAM 5216 1052. Borough 1208–9
(BF, p. 172). 1334 Subsidy £120. Town established by the mouth of the river
Adur in 1086x96 was called New Shoreham, to distinguish it from the earlier
settlement (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, pp. 138, 144). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 156. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) Wed, Sat; recorded 1279, mercatum,
held by William de Breuse. Held in the town (QW, p. 760). It is not
clear whether these markets continued to function (VCH Sussex, vi,
part i, p. 156). A market was recorded at Shoreham in 1500 (Mate, p. 74).
A charter of 1607 granted a Tues market (VCH Sussex, vi, part i,
p. 156). |
|
F |
(Grant: other) feria gr 1202, by K John to William de Braosa
(Rot de Obl et Fin, p. 182). Fair recorded c.1230 (VCH
Sussex, vi, part i, p. 156). William de Breuse was holding a two day
fair on the Exaltation of Holy Cross (14 Sept) in 1279 (QW, p. 760).
Fair recorded in 1368. The fair may have fallen into disuse (VCH Sussex,
vi, part i, p. 156). Profits of the fair were just 21d. in 1500 (Mate,
p. 74). |
| NEW WINCHELSEA 5903 1173. Borough
1283 (BF, p. 172). Site laid out in 1283, to replace nearby Old Winchelsea (q.v.) (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 63). The
new town acquired the liberties of Old Winchelsea, presumably including
the market held by the men of Winchelsea and perhaps also a fair. New Winchelsea
went into decline as a result of French raids and the silting up of the
estuary in the fourteenth century (Beresford, p. 498). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Sussex, ix, p. 70. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) Thurs; market transferred from Old
Winchelsea, Sussex (q.v.) in 1283. |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) f+2, Invention of Holy Cross (3 May). This
fair, established at Old Winchelsea, Sussex (q.v.)
in 1209, may have transferred to New Winchelsea in 1283. |
| OLD WINCHELSEA 5940 1175. Borough 1283
(BF, p. 172). Possibly the mint town ‘Wencles’ c.973–9
(D.M. Metcalf, An Atlas of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coin Finds, c.973–1086
(London, 1998), pp. 231, 236). In 1086 probably part of the manor of
‘Rameslie’ (refer also to entry for Rye, Sussex
(q.v.)). The name Winchelsea is first recorded early in the twelfth
century. The place soon became a busy port and town, which was destroyed
by incursions of the sea between 1250 and 1288. The precise site is uncertain:
the grid reference denotes a place on the modern coast east of Winchelsea
and SSE of Rye (cf. W.D. Cooper, The History of Winchelsea (London,
1850), p. 1), but the site of the settlement may be further out to sea.
The liberties of Old Winchelsea, presumably including a market and perhaps
also a fair, passed to New Winchelsea, Sussex (q.v.),
the site of which was laid in 1283 (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 63; Beresford,
p. 498). See also VCH Sussex, ix, p. 70. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1200, mercatum, held
by A of Fiscamp [Fécamp, Normandy]. Nova Oblata: A of Fiscamp
owed 5m. for moving the market beyond the cemetery (PR, 2
John, p. 248). This market presumably ceased in or before 1283 and was not
transferred to New Winchelsea, where the A of Fécamp had no rights. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; mercatum, gr 29 Mar 1209, by K John
to John de Gestling. To be held on his fee at ‘Westwincheles’
(RCh, p. 185b). On 17 Nov 1215, the men of Winchelsea were granted
that the Thurs market beyond the town on the fee of John de Gestlinges would
in future be held in the town, in front of the ch of the Blessed Thomas
(RLC, i, p. 237). Mandate to the bailiff of Winchelsea to move the
market because of the innundation of the sea, 18 Aug 1262 (CR, 1261–4,
p. 148). This market was presumably transferred to New Winchelsea in 1283. |
|
F |
(Charter) f+2, Invention of Holy Cross (3 May); feria
gr 29 Mar 1209, by K John to John de Gestling (RCh, p. 185b). To
be held on his fee at ‘Westwincheles’. This fair may have come
into the possession of the men of Winchelsea and consequently may have been
transferred to New Winchelsea in 1283, but that is far from certain. Otherwise,
the fair ceased in or before 1283. |
| PAGHAM 4883 975. 1334 Subsidy £22.09.
A settlement near Pagham Harbour and distinct from, but associated with,
the lost port of Withering, Sussex
(q.v.). See Lindsay Fleming, History of Pagham, vol
1 (Ditchling, 1949), esp. pp. 46–8; 53–7; 184–9. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; mercatum, gr 1 Apr 1204, by K John to archbp
of Canterbury (RCh, p. 124b). To be held at the door portus
(port or market) of St Thomas of Pagham. In
the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the 'port of Pagham' usually meant
Withering, so that the market granted in 1204 was probably at Withering
(q.v.). |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 1 Jun 1314, by K Edw II to W archbp of Canterbury.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 274). This
market was probably intended for Pagham itself. There is no evidence
for this market between the 1370s and 1390s; it is possible that it was
not established (Mate, pp. 63–4). |
|
F |
(Charter) Sun before Ascension of the Lord to Sun after Ascension
of the Lord (Easter dep); feria gr 1 Apr 1204, by K John to archbp
of Canterbury (RCh, p. 124b). |
|
F |
(Charter) Mon and Tues in Whit week (Easter dep); gr 1 Jun 1314,
by K Edw II to W archbp of Canterbury. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1300–26, p. 274). There is no evidence for this fair between the 1370s
and 1390s; it is possible that it was not established (Mate, pp. 63–4). |
| PETWORTH 4977 1218. 1334 Subsidy £168.75.
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). |
|
M |
(Prescriptive) Sat; recorded 1279, mercatum, held by Alienora
de Percy. Alienora was holding the town and its liberties by enfeoffment
of her late husband Henry de Percy, for the term of her life. She successfully
claimed that her husband and his ancestors held the market (QW, p.
754). A market was recorded in 1347–8, 1348–9, 1349, 1349–50
and 1352–3 (L.F. Salzman ed., Minister’s Accounts of the Manor
of Petworth, 1347–53 (Sussex Record Society 55, Lewes, 1955), pp.
5, 21, 31, 44, 52, 59, 62, 66). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) f+7, Edmund the King (20 Nov); feria recorded
1279, held by Alienora de Percy. Alienora was holding the town and its liberties
by enfeoffment of her late husband Henry de Percy, for the term of her life.
She successfully claimed that her husband and his ancestors held the fair
(QW, p. 754). The fair on the feast of Edmund the King was recorded
in 1348–9 and in 1349–50 (L.F. Salzman ed., Minister’s
Accounts of the Manor of Petworth, 1347–53 (Sussex Record Society
55, Lewes, 1955), pp. 22, 46). |
| PEVENSEY 5640 1050. Borough 1066 (BF,
p. 171; Darby, p. 367). Mint 1066–1154. Port of Anglo-Saxon Pevensey
silted up and a new town was founded in 1207; its site is uncertain (Beresford,
p. 495). |
|
M |
(Charter) Sun; gr 27 Apr 1207, by K John to barons of Pevensey (CChR,
1300–26, pp. 220–21). 1207, Nova Oblata: the barons of
Pevensey had a licence to set up a town on the beach between Pevensey and
Langney with a Sun market. They owed 40m. (PR, 9 John, p.
41). No income from the market is recorded (Mate, p. 75). |
|
F |
(Charter) 3+f+3, Natalem John Baptist (29 Aug); gr 27 Apr
1207, by K John to barons of Pevensey (CChR, 1300–26, pp. 220–21).
1207, Nova Oblata: the barons of Pevensey had a licence to set up
a town on the beach between Pevensey and Langney with a fair lasting 7 days
on the natale of John the Baptist (PR, 9 John, p. 41). Duchy
of Lancaster was holding the fair in 1398–9, in the fifteenth century
and the 1540s, after which it is not recorded (Mate, p. 75). |
| PRESTON 5320 1060. In the 1334 Lay
Subsidy, Preston and Hove were valued together at £60. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 28 Jun 1226, by K Hen III
to R[alph] bp of Chichester, the Chancellor. To be held at the manor until
the king came of age (RLC, ii, p. 113b). On 16 Nov 1228, K Hen III
granted Ralph, bp of Chichester, a Tues market. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 87). Bp of Chichester was holding the market
in 1279 (QW, p. 759). |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 16 Apr 1227, by K Hen III to Ralph, bp of Chichester,
the Chancellor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 32). Note on roll: ‘Cancelled.
Entered elsewhere. Because he has no market’. |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 13 Nov 1307, by K Edw II granted John, bp
of Chichester a Mon market. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 108). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vf, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); feria gr 28 Jun
1226, by K Hen III to R[alph] bp of Chichester, the Chancellor. To be held
at the manor until the king came of age (RLC, ii, p. 113b). On 16
Apr 1227, K Hen III granted Ralph, bp of Chichester, the Chancellor a fair
on vfm Peter and Paul. Note on roll: ‘Cancelled. Entered elsewhere.
Because he has no market’ (CChR, 1226–57, p. 32). Fair
regranted to Ralph bp of Chichester 16 Nov 1228 (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 87). Bp of Chichester was holding the fair in 1279 (QW, p. 759).
Granted by K Edw II to John, bp of Chichester on 13 Nov 1307 (CChR,
1300–26, p. 108). |
| ROBERTSBRIDGE 5738 1236. See also VCH
Sussex, ix, p. 221. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Fri; mercatum, gr 25 Jan 1225, by K Hen III
to A of Robertsbridge. To be held until the king came of age (RLC,
ii, p. 14). Order to the sh of Sussex to make it known that the market would
not be held, 12 Feb 1225 (RLC, ii, p. 16). |
|
M |
(Grant: other) Mon; gr 9 Jun 1253, by K Hen III to A and C of Robertsbridge.
A of Ponte Roberti [Robertsbridge] was holding a market in 1279 (QW,
pp. 759–60). Market conf 12 Feb 1465 by K Edw IV to A and C of Robertsbridge.
To be held in the town (CPR, 1461–7, p. 408). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, Assumption of Mary (15 Aug); feria gr
25 Jan 1225, by K Hen III to A of Robertsbridge (RLC, ii, p. 14).
To be held until the king came of age. |
|
F |
(Grant: other) Exaltation of Holy Cross (14 Sept); gr 9 Jun 1253,
by K Hen III to A and C of Robertsbridge (CPR, 1461–7, p. 408).
A of Ponte Roberti [Robertsbridge] was holding a fair in 1279 (QW,
pp. 759–60). Fair conf 12 Feb 1465 by K Edw IV to A and C of Robertsbridge.
To be held at the town. It is not clear on which days the fair was held
(CPR, 1461–7, p. 408). After the calendar change, the date of
the fair was changed to 25 Sept. It continued into the twentieth century
(VCH Sussex, ix, p. 221). |
| ROCKLAND 5684 1103. Now Rocklands Farm
(A. Mawer and F.M. Stenton eds., Place-Names of Sussex (Cambridge,
1930), ii, p. 484). See also VCH Sussex, ix, p. 139. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Thurs; mercatum, gr 18 Jun 1226, by K Hen III
to A of Bayham (RLC, ii, p. 121). To be held at the manor until the
king came of age. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; gr 6 Mar 1251, by K Hen III to A and C of Bayham
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 354). A of Begeham [Bayham] claimed the market
in 1279 (QW, p. 756). On 23 Sept 1325, K Edw II granted the petition
of the A and C of Bayham to be allowed to enjoy the market, which they had
not used since the original grant (CChR, 1300–26, p. 479). VCH
provides no further information regarding the market (VCH Sussex,
ix, p. 139). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vf, John the Baptist (24 Jun); gr 18 Jun 1226, by
K Hen III to A of Bayham (RLC, ii, p. 121). To be held at the manor
until the king came of age. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, John the Baptist (24 Jun); gr 6 Mar 1251, by K Hen
III to A and C of Bayham (CChR, 1226–57, p. 354). A of Begeham
[Bayham] claimed the fair in 1279 (QW, p. 756). On 23 Sept 1325,
K Edw II granted the petition of the A and C of Bayham to be allowed to
enjoy the fair, which they had not used since the original grant (CChR,
1300–26, p. 479). VCH provides no further information regarding
the fair (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 139). |
| ROGATE 4807 1237. 1334 Subsidy £46.53. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Bartholomew (24 Aug); gr 30 Jan 1268, by K Hen III
to Henry Hus and Robert de Rogate, king’s serjeant and their heirs.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 88). In 1279, Henry
de Husey and Robert de Rogate were holding the fair (QW, p. 756).
On 13 Aug 1326, K Edw II granted that Ralph de Camoys and Elizabeth his
wife and John their son, who held the manor, should have the fair (CChR,
1300–26, p. 493). According to VCH, the fair at Rogate became
attached to Harting Combe. It was recorded in 1590 (VCH Sussex, iv,
p. 25). |
| RYE 5922 1206. Borough 1086 (BF, p.
171). Mint 1135–54. The new borough at ‘Rameslie’ in Domesday
Book was probably Rye (Darby, p. 367; Beresford, p. 495). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 475). Fair 1587, 24 Aug [at Rye and at Beggar’s Bush besides
Rye] (Harrison, p. 395). See also VCH Sussex, ix, p. 49. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) Wed; recorded 10 Nov 1404, held
by mayor and commonalty of Rye (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 427). Market
stated to be held at the town by grant of previous kings. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) Fri; recorded 10 Nov 1404, held
by mayor and commonalty of Rye. Market stated to be held at the town by
grant of previous kings. On 10 Nov 1404, K Hen IV granted that a Sat market
would be held in lieu of the Fri market (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
427). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) Bartholomew (24 Aug); recorded early thirteenth century,
held by hospital of St Bartholomew at Rye (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 49). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr 13 Feb 1290, by K Edw
I to barons of the king’s port of Rye (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 342). On 20 Oct 1305, K Edw I granted at the petition of the barons of
Rye that the fair on vfm Nativity of Mary would in future be held on vfm
Assumption (15 Aug) (CChR, 1300–26, p. 61). Mate wrongly attributes
the grant of 1290 to 1086 (M. Mate, ‘The rise and fall of markets in
south east England’, Canadian Journal of History, xxxi (1996),
p. 81). |
| SEAFORD 5482 990. Borough 1235 (BF,
p. 172). 1334 Subsidy £112.50. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded c.1089, held by William,
Earl Warenne. About 1089, William Earl Warenne granted the priory of St
Pancras, Lewes, rights of pre- emption in wood, flesh and fish in the market
at the vill of Seaford preemption of all things after purchase had been
made for his own needs (L.F. Salzman ed., The Chartulary of the Priory
of St Pancras of Lewes, 2 vols (Sussex Record Society 38, 1932), pp.
7–9). In the Pipe Roll of 1180, under the heading Nova Oblata,
the vill of Seaford paid 5m. and owed for 10m. for a market
(forum) set back from the shore, where it was accustomed to be (PR,
26 Hen II, p. 31). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, James (25 Jul); gr 8 Nov 1301, by K Edw I (CCR,
1296–1302, p. 473). To be held in the king’s town. Mandate to
the sh to publically proclaim the fair and cause it to be held. |
| STEYNING 5178 1111. Borough 1066 (BF,
p. 172; Darby, p. 367). Mint 1017–1100, possibly also in K Steph’s
reign. 1334 Subsidy £49.50. Pre-Conquest royal manor (VCH Sussex,
vi, part i, p. 226). It may have succeeded Cissbury,
Sussex (q.v.). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also
VCH Sussex, vi, part i, pp. 234–5, and T.P. Hudson, ‘The
origins of Steyning and Bramber, Sussex’, Southern History,
2 (1980), pp. 11–29. Steyning lay just upstream from Bramber,
Sussex (q.v.). |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint). There had probably been a market
at Steyning since the early eleventh century. The reference to toll at Steyning
in 1073, when William de Braose granted the tithe of it to his college at
Bramber, indicates active trade (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 234).
William de Braose made substantial encroachments on to the rights of the
abbey of Fécamp in Steyning, acquiring a share of the tolls and property
in the town, and his descendants maintained and increased those claims (Hudson,
‘The origins of Steyning and Bramber’). In 1086, in a plea between
William de Braose and the abbey of Fécamp, it was judged that toll
throughout the week should belong to the abbey, except for half of that
on Saturdays which should go to William, and that ships going to the harbour
(portus) at St Cuthman’s [Steyning] should only pay 2d.
for each ascent and descent, ‘unless they make another market at William’s
castle’ (Regesta 1066–87, no. 146; the castle was at Bramber).
In 1279, William de Breuse and the A of Fiscampis [Fécamp] were holding
markets on Wed and Sat in the town (QW, p. 760). In 1441–2,
Sir John Cornwall, lord of Steyning, alleged that the market was being damaged
by that at Broadwater, Sussex (q.v.) (VCH Sussex,
vi, part i, p. 234). In the fifteenth century, the As of Syon, successor
to the rights of Fécamp abbey, alleged that the market was damaged
by that at Tarring, Sussex (q.v.) (Mate, p. 74).
In 1586, there was a market twice a week (VCH Sussex, vi, part i,
pp. 234–5). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); nundinas
recorded 1279, held by William de Breuse and the A of Fiscampis [Fécamp]
(QW, p. 760). Fair recorded in 1730. After the calendar change in
the eighteenth century, the fair survived until the early nineteenth century
(VCH Sussex, vi, part i, pp. 234–5). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) Michael (29 Sept); nundinas recorded
1279, held by William de Breuse and the A of Fiscampis [Fécamp] (QW,
p. 760). Fair recorded in 1730. After the calendar change in the eighteenth
century, the fair was still being held in 1855 (VCH Sussex, vi, part
i, pp. 234–5). |
| STORRINGTON 5086 1141. 1334 Subsidy
£93.75. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 3 Apr 1400, by K Hen IV to Thomas, earl of Arundel
(CChR, 1341–1417, p. 394). To be held at the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) f, Philip and James (1 May); gr 3 Apr 1400, by K Hen IV
to Thomas, earl of Arundel (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 394). To be
held at the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) Wed in Whit week (Easter dep), gr 3 Apr 1400, by K Hen
IV to Thomas, earl of Arundel (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 394). To
be held at the town. |
|
F |
(Charter) f, Martin in the Winter (11 Nov); gr 3 Apr 1400, by K Hen
IV to Thomas, earl of Arundel (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 394). To
be held at the town. |
| WARTLING 5658 1092. 1334 Subsidy £72.86.
See also VCH Sussex, ix, p. 138. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 4 Oct 1337, by K Edw III to Thomas de Hoo, kn
(CChR, 1327–41, p. 431); conf 6 May 1391 by K Ric II to Isabella,
widow of Thomas de Hoo, kn (CPR, 1388–92, p. 403). To be held
at the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Mary Magdalene (22 Jul); gr 4 Oct 1337, by K Edw III
to Thomas de Hoo, kn (CChR, 1327–41, p. 431); conf 6 May 1391
by K Ric II to Isabella, widow of Thomas de Hoo, kn (CPR, 1388–92,
p. 403). To be held at the manor. |
| WEST TARRING 5131 1041. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Sussex, vi, part i,
p. 275. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive) recorded 1348 (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p. 275). |
|
M |
(Charter) Sat; gr 11 Jun 1444, by K Hen VI to men of Tarring.
To be held at the town, which lies near the sea, as they have no market
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 40). Market alleged to be detrimental to
that at Steyning, Sussex (q.v.) in the fifteenth century (Mate, p.
74). Market fell into disuse by 1724 (VCH Sussex, vi, part i, p.
275). |
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F |
(Charter) vf, Matthew (21 Sept); gr 1 Jun 1314, by K Edw II to W
archbp of Canterbury. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 274). There is no evidence for this fair between the 1370s and 1390s
(Mate, pp. 63–4). |