| ALCESTER 4091 2574.
Borough 1207 (BF, p. 173). 1334 Subsidy £93.63. Roman town. In mid thirteenth
century, it was said to have been a borough since the time of K Hen II (BF,
p. 173). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire,
iii, p. 13. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1238, mercatum. Day
of the market not specified (CRR, xvi, no. 149C). Market recorded
in 1271, day not specified (CR, 1268–72, p. 343). In c.1274,
Walter de Beauchamp granted his free burgesses and tenants [of Alcester]
the right to hold a Tues market, as in ancient time. Market held by John
de Beauchamp in 1359 (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 13). On 18 Nov 1446,
the Tues market was held by John Beauchamp of Poywyk, kn (CChR, 1427–1516,
pp. 88–9). Right to the market confirmed in 1617. Market fell into
disuse in the late nineteenth century (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p.
13). |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; gr c.1274, by Walter de Beauchamp
to his free burgesses and tenants [of Alcester]. There is no further evidence
for the market (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 13). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+6, Giles (1 Sept); gr 18 Jul 1292, by K Edw
I to Walter de Bello Campo. To be held at the manor (CChR 1257–1300
p. 430). On 18 Jul 1302, K Edw I granted Walter de Bello Campo a fair at
his manor on vfm+5 of Faith (6 Oct) in lieu (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 27). On 18 Nov 1446, it was said that John Beauchamp of Poywyk, kn, and
his ancestors had had a fair on the Sun after Faith from time immemorial
(CChR, 1427–1516, pp. 88–89). Right to the fair confirmed
in 1617 (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 13). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+6, Barnabas (11 Jun); gr 10 May 1320, by K Edw
II to Walter de Bello Campo. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 426). This fair was not mentioned amongst the liberties of John Beauchamp
of Poywyk, kn, and the town of Alcester on 18 Nov 1446 (CChR, 1427–1516,
pp. 88–89). |
|
F |
(Charter) v+2, Dunstan (19 May); gr 18 Nov 1446, by K Hen
VI to John Beauchamp of Poywyk, kn. To be held in the town (CChR,
1427–1516, pp. 89–90). Right to the fair confirmed in 1617 (VCH
Warwickshire, iii, p. 13). |
| BEAUDESERT 4154 2661. The manors of Beaudesert and Henley
in Arden, Warwickshire (q.v.) were held by the Montfort family
in the twelfth, thirteenth and into the fourteenth centuries. In the late
fourteenth century, the manors passed to the Beauchamp family. In 1410,
part of the manor of Beaudesert was joined with the borough of Henley in
Arden to form one manor which passed to the Boteler family. The vill of
Henley in Arden appears to have developed as the trading centre for Beaudesert;
Henley in Arden is less than one mile west of Beaudesert (VCH Warwickshire,
iii, p. 208). See also VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 45. |
|
M |
(Charter) Sun; mercatum, gr 1141, by Empress Matilda
to Turstin de Mont[fort] (Regesta, iii, no. 597). To be held at his
castle of Beaudesert. |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 10 Feb 1227, by K Hen III to Peter de Montfort.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 5). Sh of Warwickshire
ordered to proclaim the market and cause it to be established, 14 Feb 1227
(RLC, ii, p. 170b). In 1227, William de Cantilupe gave 15m.
for having a Mon market at the manor of Peter de Montfort called Beaudesert,
amongst other grants (C 60/25 m. 9). This market apparently succeeded one
at Henley in Arden, Warwickshire (q.v.), but seems
to have migrated back there by 1232. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Giles (1 Sept); gr 10 Feb 1227, by K Hen III
to Peter de Montfort. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 5). Sh of Warwickshire ordered to proclaim the fair and cause it to be
established, 14 Feb 1227 (RLC, ii, p. 170b). In 1227, William de
Cantilupe gave 15m. for having a fair on vfm Giles at the manor of
Peter de Montfort called Beaudesert, amongst other grants (C 60/25 m. 9).
This fair apparently succeeded one at Henley in Arden,
Warwickshire (q.v.). |
| BIDFORD 4101 2519. 1334 Subsidy £77.
In 1280, the manor passed from the heirs of Llewellyn Prince of Wales to
Robert Burnell (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 52). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 52. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 8 May 1220, by K
Hen III to Llewellyn Prince of Wales. To be held at the manor (RLC,
i, p. 417b). On 27 May 1220, the day of the market was changed from Tues
to Fri (RLC, i, p. 419b). |
|
M |
(Grant: Other) Sat; gr 1280xSept 1291, by K Edw I to Robert
[Burnell], bp of Bath and Wells (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 260). On
16 Sept 1291, K Edw I granted Robert, bp of Bath and Wells, the chancellor,
a weekly market on Fri at his manor, in lieu of a weekly market there on
Sat previously granted to him (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 404). Robert
first acquired land here in 1280 (W. Thomas ed., The Antiquities of Warwickshire
Illustrated by Sir William Dugdale, 2nd edition (London, 1730), p. 724).
|
| BIRMINGHAM 4069 2862. Borough c.1250 (BF, p. 173).
1334 Subsidy £141. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). Fair 1587,
Ascension (Harrison, p. 393). See also VCH Warwickshire, vii, pp.
251–2. |
|
M |
(Grant: Other) Thurs; probably gr c.1153x66, mercatum,
by Gervase Paganell to Peter fitz William, steward of Dudley. It was granted
by Gervase Paganell in the presence of of the King. The market was to be
held at Peter’s castle of Birmingham. This was confirmed to Peter fitz
William by K Hen II in March 1166 (G.P. Mander, ‘An Appendix to the
same: charters of Gervase Paganel’, Collections for a History of
Staffordshire, The Staffordshire Record Society (Kendal, 1942), pp.
47–8). The market was confirmed to Peter the steward by K Ric I in
1189x99 (W. Barrow, ‘Birmingham Markets and Fairs’, Transactions
of the Birmingham Archaeological Society, xxxviii (1912), pp. 8–9,
24). In 1285, William de Birmingham’s claim that the market had been
held since time immemorial was accepted (QW, pp. 781–2). Market
noted on 22 Aug 1401 (CPR, 1399–1401, p. 552). Thurs market
held by William de Birmingham in 1403. Market continued into the twentieth
century (VCH Warwickshire, vii, p. 251). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vfm, John the Baptist (24 Jun); feria
gr 6 Nov 1250, by K Hen III. To be held at the royal manor. Mandate to the
sh of Worcester [sic] to proclaim the fair and cause it to be established
(CR, 1247–51, p. 374). VCH suggests that the location
of this fair was mistranscribed in the close roll and that the order actually
relates to a royal manor in Worcestershire (VCH Warwickshire, vii,
p. 252). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+2, Ascension (Easter dep); gr 15 Dec 1250, by
K Hen III to William de Burmingeham. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1226–57, p. 350). William de Birmingham’s claim to the Ascension
fair in 1285 was accepted (QW, pp. 781–2). Fair recorded in
the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries (VCH Warwickshire, vii, p.
252). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) Michaelmas (29 Sept); recorded 1400. Fair recorded
from sixteenth century through to the twentieth century (VCH Warwickshire,
vii, p. 252). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) Invention of the Cross (3 May); recorded 1400
(VCH Warwickshire, vii, p. 252). |
| BRINKLOW 4437 2797. Borough 1306 (BF, p. 173). 1334 Subsidy
£26.83. See also VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 42. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) Mon; recorded 25 Jul 1218, mercatum,
held by Nicholas de Stuteville. On 25 Jul 1218, the sh of Warwickshire was
ordered to permit Nicholas de Stuteville to have a Mon market, just as Nicholas’s
charter showed that it had been granted to him by K John (RLC, i,
p. 366b). This appears to be a confirmation of a grant made in a charter
by K John. However, Nicholas had only taken seisin of Brinklow on 30 Mar
1218, eighteen months after K John’s death (EYC, ix, pp. 18–19).
It is possible that Nicholas’s father, also called Nicholas, had been
granted a market by charter by K John, but no further evidence of this has
been found. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 1 May 1240, by K Hen III to Stephen de
Seagrave (CChR, 1226–57, p. 252). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) f, Margaret (20 Jul); feria recorded
25 Jul 1218, held by Nicholas de Stuteville. On 25 Jul 1218, the sh of Warwickshire
was ordered to permit Nicholas de Stuteville to have a fair on f Margaret,
just as Nicholas’s charter showed that it had been granted to him by
K John (RLC, i, p. 366b). This appears to be a confirmation of a
grant made in a charter by K John. However, Nicholas had only taken seisin
of Brinklow on 30 Mar 1218, eighteen months after K John’s death (EYC,
ix, pp. 18–19). It is possible that Nicholas’s father, also called
Nicholas, had been granted a fair by charter by K John, but no further evidence
of this has been found. |
| CHURCHOVER 4510 2809. 1334 Subsidy £34.50. Brownsover, Cestres
Over and Churchover are linked by their second element ‘over’,
which is derived from ‘Waver’. These three places are situated
on or near the river Swift, which was probably previously called the Waver.
Waver, or Waure, is identified as both Churchover and Cestres Over in The
Place-Names of Warwickshire: the 1257 charter at ‘Waure’ is
cited as an example under both place-names (J.E.B. Glover, A. Mawer and
F.M. Stenton, Place-Names of Warwickshire (Cambridge, 1936), pp.
100, 103–4, 113). VCH locates the 1257 grant of the market and
fair under the manor of ‘Waver or Cestres Over’ (VCH Warwickshire,
vi, p. 177). Today Cestres Over survives only as a farm; it is less than
a mile north-west of Churchover. See also VCH Warwickshire, vi, p.
177. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 15 Sept 1257, by K Hen III to William
de Waure (CChR, 1226–57, p. 474). To be held at the manor of
Waure, co. Warwick. This is identified as Church Over in the index of the
CChR. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, James (25 Jul); gr 15 Sept 1257, by K Hen
III to William de Waure (CChR, 1226–57, p. 474). To be held
at the manor of Waure, co. Warwick. This is identified as Church Over in
the index of CChR. |
| COLESHILL 4202 2890. Borough before 1290 (BF, p. 174). 1334
Subsidy £66.25. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). |
|
M |
(Charter) Sun; mercatum, gr 26 Aug 1207, by K John
to Osbert de Clinton. To be held at the manor (RCh, p. 169). John
de Clinton claimed a market in 1284–5, the day of which was not specified
(QW, p. 782). A market, the day of which was not recorded, was noted
on 22 Aug 1401 (CPR, 1399–1401, p. 552). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Peter and Paul the Apostles (29 Jun); feria,
gr 26 Apr 1207, by K John to Osbert de Clinton. To be held at the manor
(RCh, p. 169). John de Clinton claimed a fair in 1284–5, the
feast of which was not specified (QW, p. 782). |
| COVENTRY 4333 2793. Borough 1121x29 (BF, supplement,
p. 64). 1334 Subsidy £750. Episcopal see, established at the existing abbey
from 1102 and in 1228 was united with Lichfield, Staffordshire (q.v.) which had continued
its claim to be a see. The burgesses of Coventry were granted the customs
of Lincoln in 1121x29 and from the later thirteenth century Coventry was
a major economic centre. In the late twelfth century the bishop had minting
rights and Coventry served as a mint during the recoinage of 1465 and again
in the seventeenth century (Challis, pp. 96, 192, 195; VCH Warwickshire,
viii, pp. 166–7). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). Fair
1587, Thurs after Trinity Sunday (Harrison, p. 394). See also P.R. Coss
ed., The Early Records of Medieval Coventry, British Academy ns xi
(Oxford, 1986); VCH Warwickshire, viii, pp. 151, 165–6 . |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1161x75, held by P of Coventry
(VCH Warwickshire, viii, p. 151). In 1203, the P and M of Coventry
paid 3m. for moving their market (PR, 5 John, p. 38). It is
possible that the market was previously held in Bishop Street, but in 1203
it was moved to a more central location. The market was held by the P of
Coventry alone, whilst the market area was under the joint juristriction
of the P and the earl of Chester until the late 1220s or early 1230s, when
it came under the juristriction of the P alone. In Jan 1280, the P of Coventry
was holding a Fri market in his half of the town (P.R. Coss ed., The
Early Records of Medieval Coventry, British Academy ns xi (Oxford, 1986),
pp. xxi, xxx, p. 370). In 1308–9, the P claimed that he had held a
Fri market in his half of the town from time immemorial (VCH Warwickshire,
viii, p. 152). On 11 April 1346, Qu Isabel granted the mayor, bailiffs and
men of Coventry a market, together with other rights that she held there
for £50 per annum. Edward, Prince of Wales granted the men of Coventry a
continuation of the market beyond Qu Isabel’s death (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 48). This grant was repeated on 12 Feb 1348 (CChR, 1341–1417,
pp. 97, 101). Although this may indicate that a market was also held in
the Earl’s half of the town, which had passed to the Qu, it is more
likely that only the P’s half of the town had a market (VCH Warwickshire,
viii, pp. 151, 166). This is confirmed by another charter of 1348, where
Hugh earl of Chester warned his men not to interfere with the monks or their
market in Coventry (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 101). In 1355, the P
was allowed to retain his cattle and timber markets held as of old in Bishop
Street and Cook Street on Fridays (P.R. Coss ed., The Early Records of
Medieval Coventry, British Academy ns xi (Oxford, 1986), p. xxx). Markets
were held on Tues, Thurs and Sat in 1497; by the mid sixteenth century,
a Fri market had become important (VCH Warwickshire, viii, pp. 151,
166). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) f+8, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); feria,
gr 1 Feb 1218, by K Hen III to R[anulph] earl of Chester and Lincoln. Mandate
to the sh of Warwickshire to cause him to have it (RLC, i, p. 351).
In Jan 1280, it was stated that a fair on six days around the feast of Holy
Trinity was held by the P of Coventry in the part of the town known as the
Earl’s half. This half of the town was held of the heirs of the Earl
of Chester; the fair had been held from time out of mind (P.R. Coss ed.,
The Early Records of Medieval Coventry, British Academy ns xi (Oxford,
1986), p. 370). The fair granted in 1445 to the burgesses of Coventry could
have followed on from the Earl’s fair (see below). |
|
F |
(Charter) f+7, Leger (2 Oct); gr 14 Feb 1227, by K Hen III
to P and M of Coventry (CChR, 1226–57, p. 6). Sh of Warwickshire
ordered to proclaim the fair and cause it to be established, 15 Feb 1227.
The fair was described as being 8 days long, namely the f+8 Leger, but this
was probably a scribal error (RLC, ii, p. 171). On 8 Mar 1239, K
Hen III granted the P and M that the date of the fair should be changed
to f+7 George the Martyr (23 Apr) (CChR, 1226–57, p. 242). In
Jan 1280, the P of Coventry was holding an eight day fair in his half of
the town; although the feast of the fair was not specified, it seems highly
likely that it relates to this grant (P.R. Coss ed., The Early Records
of Medieval Coventry, British Academy ns xi (Oxford, 1986), p. 370).
|
|
F |
(Prescriptive) recorded 11 Apr 1346, held by Isabel, Qu of England,
who granted the mayor, bailiffs and men of Coventry a fair, together with
other rights as she held there for £50 per annum. Edward, Prince of Wales
granted the men of Coventry a continuation of the fair beyond Qu Isabel’s
death (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 48). This grant was repeated on 12
Feb 1348 (CChR, 1341–1417, pp. 97, 101). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) m Corpus Christi (Easter dep); recorded 7 Jul
1445, held by mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of Coventry in the town. On
7 Jul 1445, K Hen VI granted the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses a fair beginning
on Fri next after Corpus Christi, lasting 8 days (CChR, 1427–1516,
p. 39). The fair could have followed on from the Earl’s fair (see above).
|
| HENLEY IN ARDEN 4151 2659. Borough 1296 (BF, p. 174). 1334
Subsidy £41.83. The manors of Henley in Arden and Beaudesert, Warwickshire (q.v.) were held by the Montfort
family in the twelfth, thirteenth and into the fourteenth centuries. In
the late fourteenth century, the manors passed to the Beauchamp family.
In 1410, part of the manor of Beaudesert was joined with the borough of
Henley in Arden to form one manor which passed to the Boteler family. The
vill of Henley in Arden appears to have developed as the trading centre
for Beaudesert; Henley in Arden is less than one mile west of Beaudesert
(VCH Warwickshire, iii, pp. 45, 208). Market town c.1600 (Everitt,
p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 208. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Mon; mercatum, gr 3 Jul 1221, by K
Hen III to Peter de Montfort. To be held at the manor until the king came
of age. Notice to the sh of Warwickshire (RLC, i, p. 463b). In 1227,
at the end of K Hen III’s minority, this Mon market appears to have
been superseded by one at Beaudesert, Warwickshire (q.v.),
also granted to Peter de Montfort. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1232. In 1232, jurors reported
the collection of market tolls at Henley as ‘a novelty’ (Beresford,
p. 500). A market (forum) held by Peter de Montfort was recorded
in 1275–6; the day of the market was not recorded (RH, ii, p.
228). Peter was the son of the Peter de Montfort who received the grant
in 1220. The men of Henley were allowed to use the market tolls to pay for
paving the streets in 1336, 1343 and 1383. On 26 May 1449, K Hen VI confirmed
the Mon market, as held by former lords, to the then lord, Sir Ralph Boteler
(VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 208). |
|
F |
(Letter Close) vf, Giles (1 Sept); feria, gr 3 Jul
1221, by K Hen III to Peter de Montfort. To be held at the manor until the
king came of age. Notice to the sh of Warwickshire (RLC, i, p. 463b).
In 1227, at the end of K Hen III’s minority, this fair appears to have
been superseded by one at Beaudesert, Warwickshire (q.v.),
also granted to Peter de Montfort. |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) recorded 1265–6, when an unspecified
number of fairs at Henley were estimated to bring in £15 per annum. Peter
de Montfort, who had held them, was killed in 1265, prior to this valuation
(VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 208). |
|
F |
(Charter) Tuesday in Whitsun (Easter dep); gr 26 May 1449,
by K Hen VI to Sir Ralph Boteler (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 208).
Fair on Whit Tuesday recorded in 1812. |
|
F |
(Charter) f+2 Luke (18 Oct); gr 26 May 1449, by K Hen VI
to Sir Ralph Boteler. Fair on feast of Luke recorded in 1812 (VCH Warwickshire,
iii, p. 208). |
| HILLMORTON 4534 2739. 1334 Subsidy £25.69. See also VCH
Warwickshire, vi, p. 109. |
|
M |
(Charter) Sat; gr 15 Jan 1265, by K Hen III to Thomas de
Estleg (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 51). To be held at the manor. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 29 Mar 1268, by K Hen III to Thomas de
Estleg. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 92). In
1274–5, Ralph de Astleg, Thomas’ son, had the grant of the market
confirmed (QW, pp. 783–4). The market had ceased to operate
by the mid seventeenth century (VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 109). |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues, gr 17 Jun 1334, by K Edw III to Thomas de
Estlegh (CChR, 1327–41, p. 309). To be held at the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Nativity of John the Baptist (24 Jun); gr 15 Jan 1265,
by K Hen III to Thomas de Estleg (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 51). Fair
granted to Thomas de Estleg on 29 Mar 1268 (CChR,
1257-1300, p. 92). Fair granted by K Edw III to Thomas de Estleg on 17 Jun
1334. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1327–41, p. 309). |
| KENILWORTH 4288 2721. Borough c.1125 (BF, p. 174).
1334 Subsidy £36.75. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also
VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 138. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 10 Sept 1268, by K Hen III to Edmund,
the king’s son (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 112); conf 17 Aug 1285
by K Edw I to Edmund, the king’s brother. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 321). In 1581, the market was held on Wed (VCH Warwickshire,
vi, p. 138 n. 78). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Michael (29 Sept); gr 10 Sept 1268, by K Hen
III to Edmund, the king’s son (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 112);
conf 17 Aug 1285 by K Edw I to Edmund, the king’s brother. To be held
at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 321). Fair at Michaelmas was
recorded in 1581 (VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 138, n. 78). |
| KINETON 4336 2511. Borough 1313 (BF, p. 174). 1334 Subsidy
£79. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire,
v, p. 105. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 28 Aug 1220, by
K Hen III to Stephen de Seagrave. To be held at the manor (RLC, i,
p. 428). Tues market granted to Stephen de Seagrave on 10 Feb 1227 (CChR,
1226–57, p. 3). Granted again to Stephen de Seagrave on 26 Dec 1228
and 28 Jan 1230 (CChR, 1226–57, pp. 85, 112). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 26 Dec 1228, by
K Hen III to Stephen de Seagrave (CChR, 1226–57, p. 85). Mandate
to sh of Warwickshire to proclaim the fair and cause it to be established,
30 Nov 1228 (CR, 1227–31, p. 140). Fair granted again to Stephen
de Seagrave on 28 Jan 1230 (CChR, 1226–57, p. 112). |
| LONG COMPTON 4287 2331. 1334 Subsidy £101.56. See also VCH
Warwickshire, v, p. 53. |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 15 May 1231, by K Hen III to Hubert de
Burgh, earl of Kent, Justiciar (CChR, 1226–57, p. 132). Mandate
to the sh of Warwickshire, 15 May 1231 (CR, 1227–31, p. 505).
|
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 15 May 1231, by K Hen
III to Hubert de Burgh, earl of Kent, Justiciar (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 132). Mandate to the sh of Warwickshire, 15 May 1231 (CR, 1227–31,
p. 505). |
| NUNEATON 4361 2919. Borough 1227 (BF,
p. 174). 1334 Subsidy £98.37. Benedictine nunnery moved here from Kintbury,
Berkshire (q.v.) c.1155. Market town c.1600 (Everitt,
p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire, iv, p. 165. |
|
M |
(Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 17 Jun 1226, by
K Hen III to Ps and N of Eton. To be held at the manor until the king came
of age (RLC, ii, p. 121). On 2 Jun 1233, K Hen III granted the ch
of St Mary, Ethon (Nuneaton), the Ps and N a Sat market (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 182). Mandate to the sh of Warwickshire to proclaim throughout his bailiwick
that the Tues market which the Ps and N were accustomed to hold, would henceforth
be held on Sat, 2 Jun 1233 (CR, 1231–4, p. 225). Market continued
into the twentieth century (VCH Warwickshire, iv, p. 165). |
|
F |
(Prescriptive) f+4, Invention of Holy Cross (3 May); recorded 1154x89,
held by ch of St Mary Ethon and the Ps and N of the order of Fontevrault.
On 23 Apr 1239, K Hen III granted that the fair be extended by beginning
two days earlier. This charter refers back to the fair as it was held in
the time of K Hen II (CChR, 1226–57, p. 242). Fair continued
into the eighteenth century, and following the date change, into the nineteenth
century (VCH Warwickshire, iv, p. 165). |
| RUGBY 4504 2752. 1334 Subsidy £37.50. Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 202. |
|
M |
(Charter) Sat; gr 8 Jul 1255, by K Hen III to Henry de Rokeby.
To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 448). In 1285 Amabilla,
wife of Henry de Rokeby, claimed a Sat market by charter of K Hen III (QW,
p. 779). Market continued in the twentieth century (VCH Warwickshire,
vi, p. 202). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Lawrence (10 Aug); gr 8 Jul 1255, by K Hen
III to Henry de Rokeby. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 448). In 1285 Amabilla, wife of Henry de Rokeby, claimed a fair by charter
of K Hen III (QW, p. 779). |
| SHIPSTON ON STOUR 4260 2406. Borough 1350 (BF, supplement,
p. 64). 1334 Subsidy £51.56. Transferred from Worcestershire to Warwickshire
in 1931 (Guide, ii, p. 488). Market town c.1600 (Everitt,
p. 475). See also VCH Worcestershire, iii, p. 522. |
|
M |
(Grant: Other) Sat; gr 28 Jun 1268, by K Hen III to P of
Worcester. To be held at the manor (CPR, 1461–67, p. 160). Grant
confirmed by K Hen IV on 15 Nov 1400 and by K Edw IV on 20 Nov 1461 (CPR,
1399–1401, p. 384, CPR, 1461–67, p. 160). Market recorded
in 1540 and 1573; it continued in the twentieth century (VCH Worcestershire,
iii, p. 522). |
|
F |
(Grant: Other) vfm, Barnabas (11 Jun); gr 28 Jun 1268, by K Hen III
to P of Worcester. To be held at the manor (CPR, 1461–67, p.
160). Grant confirmed by K Hen IV on 15 Nov 1400 and by K Edw IV on 20 Nov
1461 (CPR, 1399–1401, p. 384, CPR, 1461–67, p. 160).
The fair fell into disuse c.1400 (VCH Worcestershire, iii,
p. 522 n. 27). |
| SNITTERFIELD 4219 2601. 1334 Subsidy
£65.19. The manor passed from the Cantilupe family to Thomas West and Eleanor
(VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 168). See also VCH Warwickshire,
iii, p. 168. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 24 Sept 1257, by K Hen III to John de Cantilupo
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 474). |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 7 May 1324, by K Edw II to Thomas West
and Eleanor his wife (CChR, 1300–26, p. 464). To be held at
the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Kenelm (17 Jul); gr 24 Sept 1257, by K Hen
III to John de Cantilupo (CChR, 1226–57, p. 474). On 7 May 1324,
K Edw II granted Thomas West and Eleanor his wife a fair on vf+6 Kenelm
at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 464). |
| SOLIHULL 4153 2793. Borough c.1280
(BF, p. 175). 1334 Subsidy £96.75. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
475). See also VCH Warwickshire, iv, pp. 230–46. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 9 Apr 1242, by K Hen III to William de
Oddingesles. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 268).
Mandate to sh of Warwick to proclaim the market and cause it to be established,
10 Apr 1242 (CR, 1237–42, p. 412). |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 23 Feb 1319, by K Edw II to John de Hothum,
bp of Ely (CChR, 1300–26, p. 417). To be held at the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Alphege (19 Apr); gr 9 Apr 1242, by K Hen
III to William de Oddingeseles. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 268). Mandate to sh of Warwick to proclaim the fair and cause it to be
established, 10 Apr 1242 (CR, 1237–42, p. 412). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug); gr 23 Feb 1319,
by K Edw II to John de Hothum, bp of Ely (CChR, 1300–26, p.
417). To be held at the manor. |
| SOUTHAM 4418 2618. Borough 1399–1400 (BF, p. 175).
1334 Subsidy £67.06. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also
VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 220. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 14 Feb 1227, by K Hen III to P and M of
Coventry (CChR, 1226–57, p. 6). Sh of Warwickshire ordered to
proclaim the market and cause it to be established, 15 Feb 1227 (RLC,
ii, p. 171). On 8 Mar 1239, K Hen III granted the P and M that the day of
the market should be changed to Mon (CChR, 1226–57, p. 242).
Mon market recorded in 1677 and continued until the early twentieth century
(VCH Warwickshire, vi, p. 220). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); feria gr 1
Aug 1256, by K Hen III to P and C of Coventry (Monasticon, iii, p.
194, no. xi). The fair was granted again by K Hen III to P and C of Coventry
on 30 July 1257 (CChR, 1226–57, p. 472). |
| STRATFORD UPON AVON 4201 2547. Borough
1196 (BF, p. 175). 1334 Subsidy £131. Market town c.1600 (Everitt,
p. 475). See also R. Bearman ed., The History of an English Borough:
Stratford upon Avon 1196–1996 (Stroud, 1997); VCH Warwickshire,
iii, pp. 236–7; E.M. Carus-Wilson, 'The first half century of the borough
of Stratford upon Avon', Economic History Review, second series,
xviii (1965). |
|
M |
(Grant: Other) Thurs; gr 25 Jun 1196, by K Ric I to John de Coutances,
bp of Worcester (R. Bearman, 'The Charter of 1196', in R. Bearman ed., The
History of an English Borough: Stratford upon Avon 1196–1996 (Stroud,
1997), pp. 4-10). On 4 Mar 1309, K Edw II granted Walter, bp of Worcester
a Thurs market. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 126).
Thurs market confirmed in the 1553 charter of incorporation. Market continued
until 1818 (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 237). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); feria, gr
29 Oct 1214, by K John to Walter [de Grey] bp of Worcester. To be held at
the manor (RCh, p. 202). On 20 Oct 1224, K Hen III granted the bp
of Worcester a fair on vfm Holy Trinity, to be held until the king came
of age (C 60/20 m. 1). On 7 May 1270, K Hen III granted Godfrey, bp of Worcester
a fair on vf+2 Holy Trinity, to be held at his manor (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 139). Although not included in any subsequent grants, a Trinity fair
was recorded in 1666 (VCH Warwickshire, iii, p. 237). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+2, Exaltation of Holy Cross (14 Sept); gr 1239, by K
Hen III to Walter [de Cantilupe], bp of Worcester (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 248). Fair noted in the 1553 charter of incorporation (VCH Warwickshire,
iii, p. 237). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Ascension (Easter dep); gr 15 Jan 1269, by
K Hen III to Master Godfrey Gyffard, bp of Worcester (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 115). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+15 Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 4 Mar 1309 by
K Edw II to Walter [Reynolds], bp of Worcester (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 126). |
| SUTTON COLDFIELD 4122 2963. 1334 Subsidy £96. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also VCH Warwickshire, iv, p.
235. |
|
M |
(Charter) Tues; gr 22 Sept 1300, by K Edw I to Guy de Bello
Campo, earl of Warwick. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 489). Granted by K Edw III to Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick
on 24 Apr 1353 (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 132). Market seems to have
failed in or before 1519, when a Mon market was granted (VCH Warwickshire,
iv, p. 235). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+2, Holy Trinity (Easter dep); gr 22 Sept 1300,
by K Edw I to Guy de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 489). Fair on vfm of Holy Trinity, granted
by K Edw III to Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick on 24 Apr 1353 (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 132). Fair on vfm Holy Trinity granted in 1519 (VCH
Warwickshire, iv, p. 235). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Martin (11 Nov); gr 24 Apr 1353, by K Edw III
to Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick (CChR, 1341–1417,
p. 132). To be held at the manor. |
| TEMPLE BALSALL 4239
2763. Borough 1466 (BF, supplement, p. 64). 1334 Subsidy £59.56. See also
VCH Warwickshire, iv, p. 88. |
|
M |
(Charter) Thurs; gr 18 Oct 1268, by K Hen III to master and
brethren of the Temple in England (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 112).
To be held in the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, George the Martyr (23 Apr); gr 18 Oct 1268,
by K Hen III to master and brethren of the Temple in England (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 112). To be held in the manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm, Matthew (21 Sept); gr 18 Oct 1268, by K Hen
III to master and brethren of the Temple in England (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 112). To be held in the manor. |
| WARWICK 4282 2650. Borough 914 (BF, p. 175).
Mint possibly 924–39, 970s–1154. 1334 Subsidy £84.67: the value
is that of Warwick ‘within’; the value of Warwick ‘without’
was £110.17. Borough built by Athelflaed of Mercia in 914; burh in
Burghal Hidage and borough in Domesday Book (BF, p. 175; Defence,
p. 222; Darby, p. 367). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See
also VCH Warwickshire, viii, pp. 480–1, 497. |
|
M |
(Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1088x1119 when Henry
de Beaumont, earl of Warwick, granted a tenth of the toll to one of his
priests. Market recorded in the mid thirteenth century. In 1279, the market
days were Wed and Sat (VCH Warwickshire, viii, p. 480). |
|
F |
(Charter) vfm+5, Peter ad Vincula (1 Aug); gr 5 Oct 1261,
by K Hen III to John de Plessis, earl of Warwick and his successors in the
earldom (E. Mason ed. The Beauchamp Cartulary Charters, 1100–1268,
PRS ns 43 (1980), no. 309). On 22 Sept 1262, John de Plessis, earl of Warwick
granted to his burgesses a fair on 6+f+8 Peter ad Vincula, following his
petition to the king (E. Mason ed. The Beauchamp Cartulary Charters,
1100–1268, PRS ns 43 (1980), no. 308). |
|
F |
(Charter) vf+5, Michael (29 Sept); gr 6 Nov 1268, by K Hen
III to William de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 114). On 16 Jul 1413, Richard Beauchamp,
earl of Warwick, the king’s cousin, stated that the yearly fair held
for 3 days at Michaelmas, granted to the bailiffs, burgesses and other commons
of Warwick, was of no profit. On that day there were six or seven other
fairs in the neighborhood. K Ric II granted Earl Richard and his heirs that
the bailiffs, burgesses and other commons could have a fair in the borough
on vfm Bartholomew (24 Aug) in lieu (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 455).
|
|
F |
(Charter) vfm+12, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 25 Aug 1290,
by K Edw I to William de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick (CChR, 1257–1300,
p. 371). To be held at the manor. |
|
F |
(Grant: Other) 3 day fair on f Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr
1479 (VCH Warwickshire, viii, pp. 480–1). |
|
F |
(Grant: Other) 3 day fair on f Philip and James (1 May);
gr 1479 (VCH Warwickshire, viii, pp. 480–1). |
| WELLSBOURNE HASTINGS 4277 2556. 1334
Subsidy £45. Also known as Little Wellsbourne before 1316. Master Simon
de Wauton, bp of Norwich, died in 1265. Maud was the descendant of Simon
de Wauton (VCH Warwickshire, v, p. 195). See also VCH Warwickshire,
v, p. 195. |
|
M |
(Charter) Wed; gr 27 Jan 1246, by K Hen III to Master Simon
de Wauton [bp of Norwich] (CChR, 1226–57, p. 290). To be held
at the manor. |
|
M |
(Charter) Mon; gr 20 May 1290, by K Edw I to John de Strattelenges
and Maud his wife (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 346). To be held at the
manor. |
|
F |
(Charter) vf, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 27 Jan 1246, by
K Hen III to Master Simon de Wauton [bp of Norwich]. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 290). On 20 May 1290, the fair was granted
by K Edw I to John de Strattelenges and Maud his wife, to be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 346). |