| AMESBURY 4153 1415.
Borough 1314 (BF, p. 176). 1334 Subsidy £145. Royal estate centre
from at least as early as the ninth century, with an important abbey
from the tenth (J. Haslam ed., Anglo–Saxon Towns in Southern
England (Chichester, 1984), pp. 129–32). Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH Wiltshire, xv,
p. 46. |
| M | (Letter Close) Thurs; mercatum, gr 18 Jun
1219, by K Hen III to W[illiam] [Longspee] earl of Salisbury. To
be held at the manor (RLC, i, p. 392b). On 20 Dec 1252, K
Hen III granted a Thurs market to William Lungspee, grandson of
the grantee (CChR, 1226–57, p. 413). |
| M | (Charter) Sat; gr 11 Apr 1317, by K Edw II to Ps
and N of Amesbury. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1300–26, p. 333). From at least 1635 the market was held on
Fri. It fell into disuse in the early nineteenth century (VCH
Wiltshire, xv, p. 46). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Melor (1 Oct); gr 20 Dec 1252, by
K Hen III to William Lungspee. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 413). Amesbury abbey was the centre for the
cult of St Melor (VCH Wiltshire, iii, p. 242). |
| F | (Charter) 1+vf, Melor the martyr (1 Oct); gr 11
Apr 1317, by K Edw II to Ps and N of Amesbury. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 333). VCH states
that this grant may indicate that the 1252 grant was
ineffectual, or that the fair was to be transferred to the
priory precinct, where it was later held. Although St
Melor’s day was 1 Oct, there was another feast associated
with the saint around 6 May, which was also the feast of John
before the Latin Gate. At the Dissolution, the priory was
holding a fair on St John’s day within its precinct. This
fair continued into the eighteenth century. After the calendar
change it was held on 17 May; it fell into disuse in the
nineteenth century (VCH Wiltshire, xv, p.
46). |
| BRADENSTOKE 4001 1793.
See also VCH Wiltshire, iii, p. 278; ix, p. 99. |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 13 Feb 1361, by K Edw III to P
and C of Bradenstoke. To be held at the town (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 169). There is no further evidence for the
market (VCH Wiltshire, ix, p. 99). |
| F | (Charter) vfm+2, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr
21 Jun 1232, by K Hen III to Simeon, P of Bradenstoke
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 159). Mandate to sh of Wiltshire
to proclaim the fair and cause it to be held, 26 Jun 1232
(CR, 1231–4, p. 80). |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, George (23 Apr); gr 13 Feb 1361,
by K Edw III to P and C of Bradenstoke (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 169). To be held at the
town. |
| CALNE 3998 1710. Borough 1086 (BF,
p. 177; Darby, p. 368). 1334 Subsidy £55. A royal estate and residence by
the tenth century (J. Haslam, Anglo–Saxon Towns in Southern England
(Chichester, 1984), p. 103). Two estates in Calne
acquired rights to markets and fairs: that eventually known as the manor
of Calne, which c.1199 the king granted to Fulk de Cauntelo and
which descended to Fulk’s heirs; and the Prebendal manor, acquired
by Salisbury Cathedral in 1091 and in the 13th century annexed to the treasurership
of the cathedral. The former were associated with High Street, where a market
house was eventually constructed, and the latter with the Green to the south
of the parish church (VCH Wilts, xvii, pp. 37, 65, 83–4).
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M |
(Prescriptive) Wed; references to stalls suggest
that a market was held in Calne in the early 13th century (K.H. Rogers (ed.),
Lacock Abbey Charters (Wiltshire Record Society, 34, 1979, p. 76);
a reference to a market in the 1220s which has been interpreted as referring
to Calne (VCH Wilts, xvii, p. 83 n.) in fact concerns Devizes.
This market probably belonged to the lord of Calne manor, who certainly
had a market there by 1254 (CIPM, i, p. 92). In 1304 the lord of
Calne manor, William la Zouche, claimed that King John had granted a Wednesday
market and a fair in Calne, along with the manor, to his grandfather William
(A.J. Horwood (ed.), Year Books of the reign of Edward the First: Years
XXXII and XXXIII (1304–5) London: Rolls Series, 1864), pp. 53-4).
William's grandfather was in fact the lord, William de Cantelou, who had
died in possession in 1254, but the market may have existed by c.1199,
when Fulk de Cauntelo acquired the manor from the king. This market appears
to have been the one held on Tuesdays in 1651 and changed to Wednesdays
in the 19th century (VCH Wilts, xvii, p. 83). |
| M |
(Charter) Sat; gr 8 Mar 1303, by K Edw I to Lewis de Bello Monte,
prebendary of the prebend of Calne in the ch of St Mary, New Salisbury (Salisbury
Cathedral) (CChR, 1300–26, p. 34). To be held at the
manor. This market was presumably held on the Green
near the church of Calne. In 1304 William la Zouche, owner of the Wednesday
market, disturbed this one by force, depriving the owner of its revenues
(A.J. Horwood (ed.), Year Books of the reign of Edward the First: Years
XXXII and XXXIII (1304–5) London: Rolls Series, 1864), pp. 53–4).
It is not known how long this market survived. |
| F |
(Prescriptive) perhaps on 25 April (St Mark’s
day), as in the 17th century; this was probably the fair held by the lord
of Calne manor by 1274 (E.A. Fry (ed.), Abstract of Wilshire Inquisitiones
Post Mortem ... 1242–1326 (British Record Society, 1908). The
fair, like the market, may already have existed by c.1199 when
the king granted the manor to Fulk de Cauntelo, for in 1304 the lord of
Calne manor, William la Zouche, claimed that King John had granted a market
and a fair in Calne, along with the manor, to his grandfather William (A.J.
Horwood (ed.), Year Books of the reign of Edward the First: Years XXXII
and XXXIII (1304–5) London: Rolls Series, 1864), pp. 53-4). In
the 17th and 18th centuries this was probably the fair held by the lord
of the manor on 25 April and later held in May in High Street (VCH Wilts,
xvii, p. 83) |
| F |
(Charter) vfm, Mary Magdalen (22 Jul); gr 8 Mar 1303, by K Edw I
to Lewis de Bello Monte, prebendary of the prebend of Calne in the ch of
St Mary, New Salisbury (CChR, 1300–26, p. 34). To be held at
the manor. Between the 17th and the 19th century this
was a one-day fair held on the Green (VCH Wilts, xvii, pp. 83-4). |
| CHIPPENHAM 3919 1739.
Borough 1154x89 (BF, p. 177). In the 1334 Lay Subsidy Chippenham was valued
with Rowden at £173.33 (Glasscock, p. 333). Royal estate and
residence from the ninth century (J. Haslam, Anglo-Saxon
Towns in Southern England (Chichester, 1984), p. 132). Market
town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; mercatum, gr 11 Apr 1205,
by K John to Roger de Toroldvill (RCh, p. 147).
|
| M | (Charter) Sat; gr 19 Jul 1314, by K Edw II to
Edmund Gacelyn. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1300–26, p. 239). Market granted by K Edw II to Edmund
Gascelyn and Eleanor his wife and his heirs on 9 Jun 1320
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 427). |
| M | (Charter) Wed, gr 9 Jun 1320, by K Edw II to
Edmund Gascelyn and Eleanor his wife and his heirs (CChR,
1300–26, p. 427). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Luke the Evangelist (18 Oct);
feria gr 11 Apr 1205, by K John to Roger de Toroldvill
(RCh, p. 147). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Barnabas (11 Jun); gr 10 Sept
1267, by K Hen III to Geoffrey Gacelin. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 80). Granted by K Edw II to Edmund
Gascelyn, grandson of the grantee, and Eleanor his wife and his
heirs on 9 Jun 1320 (CChR, 1300–26, p.
427). |
| F | (Charter) vf, John before the Latin Gate (6
May); gr 28 Oct 1310, by K Edw II to Edmund Gacelyn. To be held
at the manor (CChR, 1300–26, p. 166). On 3 Apr 1313,
K Edw II granted Edmund Gacelyn a fair on vfm John before the
Latin Gate (CChR, 1300–26, p. 213). On 9 Jun 1320, K
Edw II granted Edmund Gascelyn and Eleanor his wife and his
heirs a fair on vfm John before the Latin Gate (CChR,
1300–26, p. 427). |
| F | (Charter) vfm Andrew (30 Nov); gr 9 Jun 1320, by
K Edw II to Edmund Gascelyn and Eleanor his wife and his heirs
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 427). |
| F | (Charter) vfm Luke (18 Oct); gr 9 Jun 1320, by K
Edw II to Edmund Gascelyn and Eleanor his wife and his heirs
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 427). |
|
On 9 Jan 1376, Elizabeth Gasselyn, lady of Chippenham, complained
that the collection of customs had caused the annulment of her fair
and market, enjoyed from old time (CCR, 1374–77, p. 185).
It is not clear which one of these markets or fairs this relates
to. |
| COLERNE 3819 1710.
1334 Subsidy £75. In the late fourteenth century, the bp of
Winchester conveyed the manor to the college of St Mary of Winchester
in Oxford (New College) (VCH Oxfordshire, iii, p. 155).
The market and fair granted in 1447 were probably that which New
College acquired with the manor. |
| M | (Charter) 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) Fri; gr 3 Jul 1447, by K Hen VI to
Nicholas Oselbury, the warden, and the scholars of the college
of St Mary of Winchester in Oxford (CChR, 1427–1516,
p. 72). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Decollation of John (29 Aug); 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, Decollation of John (29 Aug); gr
3 Jul 1447, by K Hen VI to Nicholas Oselbury, the warden, and
the scholars of the college of St Mary of Winchester in Oxford
(CChR, 1427–1516, p. 72). |
| COLLINGBOURNE DUCIS
4242 1536. 1334 Subsidy £67.50. Fair 1587, 30 Nov (Harrison, p. 396).
See also VCH Wiltshire, xi, p. 112. |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 24 Apr 1353, by K Edw III to
Henry, duke of Lancaster, the king’s cousin. To be held at
the manor (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 132). There is no
further evidence for the market (VCH Wiltshire, xi, p.
112). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Barnabas (11 Jun); gr 24 Apr
1353, by K Edw III to Henry, duke of Lancaster, the king’s
cousin. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1341–1417, p.
132). VCH provides no further evidence for the fair
(VCH Wiltshire, xi, p. 112). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Andrew the apostle (30 Nov); gr
24 Apr 1353, by K Edw III to Henry, duke of Lancaster, the
king’s cousin. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 132). In the mid sixteenth century, an annual
‘fair and market’, called St Andrew’s fair, was held. After
the calendar change in the late eighteenth century, it was held
on 11 Dec. The fair was last recorded in 1792 (VCH
Wiltshire, xi, p. 112). |
| CORSLEY 3829 1467.
1334 Subsidy £97.50. See also VCH Wiltshire, viii, p.
20. |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 27 Jan 1232, by K Hen III to
Godfrey de Craucumbe (CChR, 1226–57, p. 148). Sh of
Wiltshire ordered to proclaim the market and cause it to be held
on 28 Jan 1232 (CR, 1231–4, p. 25). Market granted
again by K Hen III to Godfrey de Craucumbe on 16 May 1233 (CChR,
1226–57, p. 181). There is no further evidence for the market
in the medieval period (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p.
20). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Margaret (20 Jul); gr 27 Jan
1232, by K Hen III to Godfrey de Craucumbe (CChR,
1226–57, p. 148). Sh of Wiltshire ordered to proclaim the
fair and cause it to be held on 28 Jan 1232 (CR,
1231–4, p. 25). Fair granted again by K Hen III to Godfrey de Craucumbe
16 May 1233 (CChR, 1226–57, p. 181). There is no
further evidence for the fair in the medieval period (VCH
Wiltshire, viii, p. 20). |
| DEVIZES 4007 1614.
Borough with castle and park established by Roger bp of Salisbury in 1135x39
(BF, p. 178). The borough, castle and park were acquired by the king in 1159.
1334 Subsidy £60. See also the entry for Southbroom,
Wiltshire (q.v.). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See
also VCH Wiltshire, x, pp. 264–8 . |
| M |
(Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1141, mercatum. Empress Matilda
conferred her peace to her burgesses of Devizes at their markets
(Regesta, iii, no. 253). Market recorded on 24 Aug 1228
(CR, 1227–31, p. 76). In 1255, the king’s market was held
on a Thurs and described as antiquius. It was allegedly being
damaged by that at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
(q.v.) (CR, 1254–6, p. 86). In 1260, the market was
allegedly being damaged by that at Market Lavington,
Wiltshire (q.v.) (CR, 1259–61, p. 125). This allegation
was repeated in 1275 (RH, ii, p. 252). VCH states that the market
has been held on Thurs since at least 1609. It survived into the twentieth
century (VCH Wiltshire, x, p. 264). |
| F |
(Letter Close) vfm, John the Baptist (24 Jun); feria gr 28 Mar
1223, by K Hen III. This royal fair was to be held until the king came of
age. Mandate to the sh of Wiltshire to make the fair known and cause it to
be held (RLC, i, p. 539). There is no further evidence for this
fair. VCH suggests that it might be linked to the Ascension fair
(Easter dep) recorded in 1557. A fair on v+5 Decollation of John the
Baptist (29 Aug) was granted to the corporation in 1567 (VCH
Wiltshire, x, p. 267). |
| DOWNTON 4182 1216.
Borough founded by the bp of Winchester in or shortly before 1210
(BF, p. 178). 1334 Subsidy £35. In the 1334 Lay
Subsidy, Dunton was valued at £35; Dunton (Foreign) was valued at £55
(Glasscock, pp. 333–4). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
471). See also VCH Wiltshire, xi, p. 41. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Thurs; recorded 1289,
held by bp of Winchester. Market recorded in the late fourteenth
century. It is not known how long the market continued. A new
market was established in the early eighteenth century (VCH
Wiltshire, xi, p. 41). |
| F | (Prescriptive) recorded 1249 (VCH
Wiltshire, xi, p. 41). A fair, the feast of which was not
given, was mentioned in 1249 (C.A.F. Meekings, ed., Crown
Pleas of the Wiltshire Eyre, Wiltshire Record Society
(Devizes, 1961), xvi, no. 100). In 1289, the bp of Winchester
claimed a fair on vfm Laurence (10 Aug). There is no further
evidence for the fair (VCH Wiltshire, xi, p.
41). |
| GREAT BEDWYN 4278
1643. Borough 1086 (BF, p. 176; Darby, p. 368). Mint 1042–1100.
1334 Subsidy £23.33. Royal centre by the ninth century. Perhaps an
urban centre in the tenth century, when there was a guild there.
Called ‘Chipping’ Bedwyn in the thirteenth century (VCH
Wiltshire, xvi, pp. 11, 19, 33; D. Whitelock ed., English
Historical Documents: c.500–1042, second edition (London,
1979), pp. 605–6). See also VCH Wiltshire, xvi, p.
33. |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded late thirteenth
century (VCH Wiltshire, xvi, p. 33). |
| M | (Grant: other) Mon; gr 1468, by K Edw IV to
burgesses of Bedwyn. VCH states that this was superseded
by the grant of a Tues market in 1641 (VCH Wiltshire,
xvi, p. 33). |
| F | (Grant: other) first Mon after 25 Mar+3, gr
1468, by K Edw IV to burgesses of Bedwyn (VCH Wiltshire,
xvi, p. 33). VCH provides no further evidence for the
fair. |
| F | (Grant: other) Michaelmas (29 Sept); gr 1468, by
K Edw IV to burgesses of Bedwyn (VCH Wiltshire, xvi, p.
33). VCH provides no further evidence for the
fair. |
| HEYTESBURY 3925 1425.
Borough 1168 (BF, p. 178). 1334 Subsidy £80. The Dunstanville family
held an interest in Heytesbury until Walter de Dunstanville’s
great-grandson, William Mountfort sold the manor to Bartholomew de
Baddlesmere in the early fourteenth century (R.C. Hoare, The
History of Modern Wiltshire, i (London, 1824), p. 84). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; mercatum, gr 7 Feb 1215,
by K John to Walter de Dunstanvill. To be held at the manor
(RCh, p. 205). Notice to the sh of Wiltshire on 7 Feb
1215 (RLC, i, pp. 186–7). On 1Feb 1223, K Hen III informed the sh
of Wiltshire that the market of Walter de Dunstanvill was not detrimental
to neighbouring markets. The sh was instructed to proclaim the market
and cause it to be held on Wed, just as it was formerly accustomed
to be held, until the king came of age (C 60/8, m. 8). On 26 Mar 1227,
K Hen III granted the Wed market to Walter to Dunstanvill (CChR,
1226–57, p. 30). Letter to sh of Wiltshire regarding the
market, 27 Mar 1227 (RLC, ii, p. 179b). On 12 Aug 1315, K
Edw II granted a Wed market to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 282). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Invention of the Cross (3 May);
feria gr 7 Feb 1215, by K John to Walter de Dunstanvill.
To be held at the manor (RCh, p. 205). Notice to the sh
of Wiltshire on 7 Feb 1215 (RLC, i, pp. 186b–7). On
26 Mar 1227, K Hen III granted the fair to Walter to Dunstanvill
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 30). Letter to sh of Wiltshire
regarding the fair, 27 Mar 1227 (RLC, ii, p. 179b). On 12
Aug 1315, K Edw II granted a fair on vfm Invention of the Cross
to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere (CChR, 1300–26, p.
282). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Exaltation of the Cross (14
Sept); gr 12 Aug 1315, by K Edw II to Bartholomew de Baddlesmere
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 283). To be held at the
manor. |
| HIGHWORTH 4201 1924.
Borough 1262 (BF, p. 178). 1334 Subsidy £27. Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 471). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; mercatum,
gr 20 Apr 1206, by K John to Warin fitz Gerold. To be held at Wrth
(RCh, p. 165b). 1206, Nova Oblata: Warin fitz Gerold owed
one good palfrey and another palfrey for having a weekly market and a fair
(see below) at Wrth (PR, 8 John, p. 189; PR, 9 John, pp. 48,
207). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Michael (29 Sept);
feria, 20 Apr 1206, by K John to Warin fitz Gerold. To be held at
Wrth (RCh, p. 165b). 1206, Nova Oblata: Warin fitz Gerold owed
one good palfrey and another palfrey for having a fair and a weekly market
(see above) at Wrth (PR, 8 John, p. 189; PR, 9 John, pp. 48,
207). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Peter ad Vincula
(1 Aug); gr 12 Jun 1257, by K Hen III to Baldwin de Insula, son and heir
of Baldwin de Insula, sometime earl of Devon (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 470). |
| HINDON 3910 1330.
Borough 1219–20 (BF, p. 178). 1334 Subsidy £21.56. Borough
created by bp of Winchester in 1219–20, in the manor of Knoyle.
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). See also VCH
Wiltshire, xi, p. 100. |
| M | (Letter Close) Thurs; mercatum, gr 24 Mar
1219, by K Hen III to bp of Winchester (RLC, i, p. 389b).
Market appears to have been established immediately. It
continued until the 1880s (VCH Wiltshire, xi, p.
100). |
| F | (Letter Close) f, Michaelmas (29 Sept);
feria gr 24 Mar 1219, by K Hen III to bp of Winchester
(RLC, i, p. 389b). VCH states that the fair was
established, but that it was replaced by those granted in 1332
(VCH Wiltshire, xi, p. 100). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Ascension (Easter dep); gr 20 Jan
1332, by K Edw III to John bp of Winchester. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1327–41, p. 258). Fair continued into
the eighteenth century. After the calendar change, it was held
on the Mon before Whitsun; it continued until the late
nineteenth century (VCH Wiltshire, xi, p. 100). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Luke (18 Oct); gr 20 Jan 1332, by
K Edw III to John bp of Winchester. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1327–41, p. 258). Fair continued into the
eighteenth century. After the calendar change, it was held on 29
Oct. It continued until the early twentieth century (VCH
Wiltshire, xi, p. 100). |
| LUDGERSHALL 4263 1509.
Borough 1194 (BF, p. 179). 1334 Subsidy £34.20. See also VCH
Wiltshire, xv, p. 128. |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) recorded 1268 (VCH
Wiltshire, xv, p. 128). An unspecified number of markets
were referred to in the town on 29 Aug 1348 (CPR,
1348–50, pp. 148–9). VCH does not provide any
evidence for the market in the later medieval period. A small
market was held in 1756, perhaps on Wed; it had fallen into
disuse by the end of the eighteenth century (VCH
Wiltshire, xv, p. 128). |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept);
feria gr 4 Jan 1248, by K Hen III (CR,
1247–51, p. 22). To be held at the royal manor. Mandate to
the sh of Wiltshire to proclaim the fair and cause it to be held
(CR, 1247–51, p. 22). VCH provides no further
evidence for the fair (VCH Wiltshire, xv, p.
128). |
| F | (Prescriptive) vf, James (25 Jul); recorded 1291. Fair recorded in 1348 and
the late sixteenth century (VCH Wiltshire, xv, p. 128). |
|
An unspecified number of fairs were recorded in the town on 29 Aug 1348
(CPR, 1348–50, pp.
148–9). |
| MALMESBURY 3933 1873.
Borough early tenth century (Defence, p. 211). Mint
Edmund/Edgar–1100. 1334 Subsidy £115. Perhaps a royal and
monastic centre from the seventh century. The monastery was refounded
in the tenth century. Borough in Domesday Book. There were markets at
the adjacent or suburban settlements of Westport
and Whitchurch, Wiltshire (q.v.). Market
town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 25 Jul (Harrison, p.
395). See also VCH Wiltshire, xiv, pp. 148–9. |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1080x87,
mercatum (Regesta, 1066–87, no. 195). On 21
Mar 1223, the sh of Wiltshire was ordered that the Sat market
which was held partly in the cemetery of Malmesbury and partly
outside it, would henceforth be held on the same day in a place
called Newmarket (RLC, i, p. 537b). Market ceased to be
held c.1890 (VCH Wiltshire, xiv, p.
149). |
| F | (Charter) 1+f+the fourth day after the feast,
Aldhelm (25 May); feria gr 1080x87, by K Wil I to St
Aldhelm [Malmesbury abbey] (Regesta 1066–87, no.
195). K Wil I granted Malmesbury abbey a 3 day fair; this was
increased to 5 days by a grant of K Wil II. In 1100, K Hen I
granted Geoffrey, A of Malmesbury, a 5 day fair (Regesta,
ii, no. 494). In 1108x10, Qu Matilda conceded to St Aldhelm an
increase of 3 days in addition to the 5 days that the M already
had, so that the fair lasted 3+f+4 (Regesta, iii, no.
971). Fair mentioned in 1153–4 and 1187 (Regesta,
iii, no. 575; PR, 33 Hen II, p. 182). Fair recorded in
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (VCH Wiltshire, xiv,
p. 149). |
| MARKET LAVINGTON 4014
1541. 1334 Subsidy £127.50. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p.
471). See also VCH Wiltshire, x, pp. 99–100 . |
| M | (Charter) Wed; mercatum, gr 27 Sept 1254,
by K Hen III to Richard de la Rokele. To be
held at the manor (Roles Gascons, 1242–54, no. 4166;
CPR, 1247–58, p. 341). Mandate to the sh of
Wiltshire not to permit the market, which was damaging that at
Devizes, Wiltshire (q.v.), 19 May
1255. This was cancelled as the writ was not sealed. Marginal
note: ‘Because he does not have it’ (CR,
1254–6, p. 86). On 3 Sept 1260, a case was coram
rege between K Hen III and Richard de la Rokel’, whose
market was alleged to be damaging that at Devizes, Wiltshire (q.v.) (CR,
1259–61, p. 125). In 1268, Richard de la Rokele alleged
that the value of his market had decreased by £40 as a result of
the market at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
(q.v.). In the late thirteenth century, the market was
granted to Emily, wife of Maurice fitz Maurice, as part of the
division of the manor (VCH Wiltshire, x, p. 99). On 7 May
1435, the K Hen VI confirmed the 1254 charter to Maurice Bruyne,
kn (CPR, 1429–36, p. 458). Market continued until
the mid nineteenth century (VCH Wiltshire, x, p.
99). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Assumption of Mary (15 Aug);
feria gr 27 Sept 1254, by K Hen III to Richard de la
Rokele. To be held at the manor (Roles Gascons,
1242–54, no. 4166; CPR, 1247–58, p. 341). After
the division of the manor in the late thirteenth century, the
fair passed to the Edington rectors of the manor (VCH
Wiltshire, x, p. 100). On 7 May 1435, K Hen VI confirmed the
grant of the fair, the feast of which was not given, to Maurice
Bruyne, kn, the current tenant (CPR, 1429–36, p.
458). Fair was recorded in 1539. In 1830, the fair was said to
be held on 10 Aug. There is no further evidence for the fair
(VCH Wiltshire, x, p. 100). |
| MARLBOROUGH 4189
1692. Borough 1204 (BF, p. 179). Mint 1066–1100. 1334 Subsidy
£80. Perhaps developing as an urban centre from the tenth century.
Paid third penny in Domesday Book. Borough created by K John in 1204.
Marlborough was part of the royal estates until 1273 (J. Haslam ed.,
Anglo–Saxon Towns in Southern England (Chichester, 1984),
p. 98; Darby, p. 368; BF, p. 179; VCH Wiltshire, xii, p. 211).
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). Fair 1587, 29 Jun; 22
Jul; 21 Sept; 11 Nov (Harrison, pp. 394–6). See also VCH
Wiltshire, xii, pp. 210–11 . |
| M | (Charter) Wed, Sat; mercatum, gr 20 Jun
1204, by K John to burgesses of Marlborough (RCh, p.
135); conf 13 Feb 1229 by K Hen III (CChR, 1226–57,
p. 92). On 28 Mar 1228, the king’s market of Marlborough
was alleged to be damaged by that at Ramsbury, Wiltshire (q.v.), which was
prohibited (CR, 1227–31, p. 165). On 4 May 1240, the
market at Ramsbury was suppressed as it was damaging the
king’s market at Marlborough (CChR, 1226–57, p.
252). In 1275, it was stated that the market at Marlborough had
been damaged by that at Swindon, Wiltshire
(q.v.) since c.1260. The Wed market lapsed
occasionally in the early modern period. Both Wed and Sat
markets were held in the twentieth century (VCH
Wiltshire, xii, pp. 210–11). |
| F | (Charter) v+7, Assumption of Mary (15 Aug);
nundine gr 20 Jun 1204, by K John to burgesses of
Marlborough (RCh, p. 135). After the calendar change of
1752, the fair was held on 22 Aug. This fair continued until
1929 (VCH Wiltshire, xii, p. 211). |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Martin (11 Nov); gr 14 Feb 1229,
by K Hen III. To be held ‘in the place called
Neweland’ (CChR, 1226–57, p. 91). After the
calendar change of 1752, the fair was held on 22 Nov. This fair
continued until the mid twentieth century (VCH Wiltshire,
xii, p. 211). |
| F | (Charter) vf+2, Peter and Paul (29 Jun); gr 11
Mar 1246, by K Hen III. To be held in the parish of St Peter
about the ch within and without the graveyard, for the
betterment of the town (CChR, 1226–57, p. 291).
Mandate to the sh of Wiltshire to proclaim the fair and cause it
to be held, 11 Mar 1246 (CR, 1242–7, p. 399). On 11
Mar 1246, K Hen III ordered the sh of Berkshire to suppress a
wake which was accustomed to held at the A of Abingdon’s
manor of Little Wittenham, Berkshire, on the f of Peter and Paul
(29 Jun), because it detracted from St Peter’s fair at
Marlborough (CR, 1242–7, p. 400). After the calendar
change, the fair was held on 10 or 11 Jul. This fair had fallen
into disuse by 1879 (VCH Wiltshire, xii, p.
211). |
| MELKSHAM 3903 1637.
1334 Subsidy £105. Royal manor from the Conquest until 1274 (VCH
Wiltshire, vii, p. 95). See also VCH Wiltshire, vii, p.
113. |
| M | (Letter Close) Fri; mercatum, gr 18 Jun
1219, by K Hen III to king’s men of Melksham (RLC,
i, p. 392b). VCH provides no further evidence for the
market. |
| M | (Letter Close) Tues; mercatum, gr 9 Sept
1250, by K Hen III. To be held at the manor. Mandate to the sh
of Wiltshire to proclaim the market and cause it to be held
(CR, 1247–51, p. 320). VCH provides no
further evidence for the market. |
| F | (Letter Close) vf, Michael (29 Sept);
feria gr 18 Jun 1219, by K Hen III to king’s men of
Melksham (RLC, i, p. 392b). |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Michael (29 Sept);
feria gr 9 Sept 1250, by K Hen III (CR,
1247–51, p. 320). To be held at the manor. Mandate to the
sh of Wiltshire to proclaim the fair and cause it to be
held. |
| F | (Letter Patent) 15 and 16 Jul, gr 14 May 1491,
by K Hen VII to Alice, Ps of the abbey of the Blessed Mary and
St Melorus of Amesbury and the N. To be held at the town
(CPR, 1485–94, p. 343). In 1721, the fair was held
on 17 Jul. After the calendar change, it was held on 27 Jul.
Fair recorded in 1875, but had lapsed by 1888 (VCH
Wiltshire, vii, p. 113). |
| MERE 3812 1323.
Borough 1304 (BF, p. 179). 1334 Subsidy £157.50. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough); forum recorded 1296–7,
held by Edmund, earl of Cornwall (L.M. Midgely ed., Ministers’
Accounts of the Earldom of Cornwall 1296–1297, Camden third series,
lxvi (London, 1942), p. 83). |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 30 Jan 1408, by K Hen IV to
Henry, prince of Wales (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 435). To
be held at the town. |
| F | (Charter) vf+6, John before the Latin Gate (6
May); gr 30 Jan 1408, by K Hen IV to Henry, prince of Wales
(CChR, 1341–1417, p. 435). To be held in the
town. |
| F | (Charter) vf+6, Bartholomew (24 Aug); gr 30 Jan
1408, by K Hen IV to Henry, prince of Wales (CChR,
1341–1417, p. 435). To be held at the
town. |
| OLD SARUM 4140 1327.
Borough 1194 (BF, p. 180). Mint c.979–1154. 1334 Subsidy
£8.67. Iron Age fortress and Roman town. In the Anglo-Saxon period,
this hill was the site of the borough of Salisbury, held by the bps
of Wiltshire (they also held estates known as ‘Old
Salisburys’ (veteres Sarisberias) by the river Avon).
Paid third penny in Domesday Book. Site of a Norman royal castle. In
1078, the see of Ramsbury, Wiltshire and Sherborne, Dorset (q.v.) was
transferred here and a cathedral was constructed. In 1219, the bp of
Salisbury moved to his site by the river. This new site subsequently
became known as Salisbury (q.v.), whilst
the old site became known as Old Sarum. The cathedral at Old Sarum
was abandoned and in the fourteenth century the castle fell into
disuse. By Leland’s time, they were no longer visible. See also
VCH Wiltshire, vi, pp. 51–3. |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded 1101x18, held by
Qu Matilda, who granted all her right of toll from the
market to ch of St Mary of Salisbury. The toll had previously
belonged to the farm of Wilton, Wiltshire
(q.v.) (Regesta, ii, no. 1199). Market and the
grant of the toll referred to in 1130 (PR, 31 Hen I, p.
13). In 1274, the men of Wilton claimed that markets were held
on so many days of the week in Salisbury
(q.v.), that they were to the detriment of Old Sarum,
Wilton and other market towns (RH, ii, pp. 267,
280–1). |
| F | (Prescriptive) recorded 1212, held by bp of
Salisbury. In this year, 6s. 9½d. was collected from
the fair at Salisbury (PR, 14 John, p. 41). It is assumed
that the fair was at this site, as opposed to the bp’s
estates at ‘Old Salisburys’ by the river
Avon. |
| F | (Letter Close) vfm, Peter in Cathedra (22 Feb);
feria gr 4 Jun 1246, by K Hen III (CR,
1242–7, p. 437). To be held in the town next to the
king’s castle of Salisbury. Mandate to the sh of Wiltshire
to proclaim the fair and cause it to be
held. |
| RAMSBURY 4273 1715.
1334 Subsidy £37.50. Important centre in ninth century; seat of
bishopric 909–1078 (jointly with Sherborne, Dorset (q.v.) from
1058), then moved to Old Sarum, Wiltshire
(q.v.). See also VCH Wiltshire, xii, pp. 2, 15–17,
40. |
| M | (Grant: other) Fri; mercatum, gr (probably 29 or 30
Jan) 1219, by K
Hen III to bp of Salisbury. Mandate to the sh of Wiltshire to cause him to
have it (C 60/11 m. 9). 1219, Nova Oblata: he owed a
palfrey (PR, 3 Hen III, p. 18). In 1220, it was stated
that the bp of Salisbury ought not to be summoned to pay off the
fine until the king came of age (PR, 4 Hen III, p. 181).
Sh of Wiltshire ordered to exempt R. bp of Salisbury’s
market at the manor from a general prohibition of markets and
fairs raised during the minority, 5 Mar 1227 (RLC, ii, p.
174). On 20 Mar 1227, K Hen III granted ch of St Mary of New
Salisbury and Bp Richard a Tues market (CChR,
1226–57, p. 25). On 4 Aug 1227, R bp of Salisbury was
pardoned 5m. owing for a market (RLC, ii, p. 195).
This may relate to the market granted during the minority or to
that granted in 1227. On 28 Mar 1228, sh of Wiltshire was
ordered to prohibit the market at Ramsbury without delay, as it
was damaging the king’s borough of Marlborough, Wiltshire (q.v.) and to
ensure that it would not be held henceforth (CR,
1227–31, p. 165). On 4 May 1240, Robert bp of Salisbury
quitclaimed his market at the manor to the king, because it was
damaging to the king’s market at Marlborough (q.v.). The bp’s
men were allowed to continue to sell bread, ale and other
victuals at Ramsbury without denial. The quitclaim was made in
return for the grant of two fairs at Ramsbury and another at Sherborne, Dorset (q.v.)
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 252). This suggests that the bp
may have continued to hold his market between 1228 and 1240. On
7 Jun 1300, K Edw I granted S bp of Salisbury a Tues market
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 483). Market recorded in 1319
(VCH Wiltshire, xii, p. 40). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Invention of the Cross (3 May);
gr 4 May 1240, by K Hen III to Robert bp of Salisbury. To be
held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 252). Fair
recorded in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. After the
calendar change, it was held on 14 May. This fair continued into
the early twentieth century (VCH Wiltshire, xii, p.
40). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Exaltation of the Cross (14
Sept); gr 4 May 1240, by K Hen III to Robert bp of Salisbury. To
be held at the manor (CChR, 1226–57, p. 252). Fair
recorded in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (VCH
Wiltshire, xii, p. 40). |
| SALISBURY 4143 1300.
1334 Subsidy £750.08. Site was part of the estate of ‘Old
Salisburys’ (veteres Sarisberias) by the river Avon held
by the bp of Salisbury in the eleventh century. The bp had a
house on this estate by 1218. From 1219, Richard Poore, bp of
Salisbury, established a new town and cathedral at Salisbury, moving
down from his cathedral and borough on the nearby hill. The
development around the new cathedral became known as (New) Salisbury,
whilst the site of the previous cathedral became known as Old Sarum, Wiltshire (q.v.). Salisbury
developed rapidly during the thirteenth century and was the most
prominent town in the county by the fourteenth century. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). Fair 1587, 6 Jan; fifth Sun in Lent;
29 Dec (Harrison, pp. 392–3, 397). See also VCH
Wiltshire, vi, pp. 51–64, 69–85, 138–41;
Beresford, pp. 506–09. |
| M | (Grant: other) Fri; gr 27 Jan 1219,
mercatum, by K Hen III to bp of Salisbury. The bp gave a palfrey for
a Fri market at Old Salisbury; he had a writ (C 60/11 m. 9).
Nova Oblata: bp
owed a palfrey. To be held at ‘Veteri Saresberie’ (PR, 3
Hen III, p. 18). In 1220, it was stated that the bp of Salisbury
ought not to be summoned to pay off the fine until the king came
of age (PR, 4 Hen III, p. 181). In Dec 1222, the sh of
Wiltshire was ordered to allow an extension of the market until
a month after Easter 1223, as had been done formerly but was
recently prescribed. There were further grants extending this
permission until fifteen days after Easter 1224 (RLC, i,
pp. 527, 542, 561). |
| M | (Grant: other) Tues; gr 1227x1241, by K
Hen III to bp of Salisbury (CRR, xvi, no. 1531). On 4 Aug
1227, R. bp of Salisbury was excused the 5m. he owed for
his market, the day of which was not given (RLC, ii, p.
195). In 1241, the bp was summoned to show by what right the
grant which the king made to Richard, former bp of Salisbury, of
a Tues market at New Salisbury (Novas Sar’), allowed
him to hold a market every day of the week, to the detriment of
Wilton, Wiltshire (q.v.) (CRR,
xvi, nos. 1531, 1579, 1689). The same complaint was raised by
the men of Wilton and Old Sarum in 1275 (RH, ii, p. 280).
In 1307, a royal writ ordered the sh of Wiltshire to prohibit
the market, the day of which was not given, so as not to damage
the market at Wilton (Abb. Plac., p. 303). In 1361, the bp of
Salisbury was ordered to
hold his markets only on Tues and Sat. Tues market continued in
1960 (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 138). |
| M | (Charter) Sat, gr 15 Dec 1315, by K Edw II to R
bp and the Ca of the ch of Salisbury and the citizens of the
city. To be held in the city (CChR, 1300–26, p.
290). In 1361, the bp of Salisbury was ordered to hold his
markets only on Tues and Sat. Sat market continued in 1960
(VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 138). |
| F | (Letter Close) vf, Assumption of Mary (15 Aug);
feria gr 24 Jul 1221, by K Hen III to R bp of Salisbury.
To be held at New Salisbury until the king came of age. Notice
to the sh of Wiltshire (RLC, i, p. 466). On 24 Jun 1226,
K Hen III granted the bp of Salisbury a fair lasting 8 days,
from the v Assumption of Mary to the octave of the Assumption,
to be held at New Salisbury (RLC, ii, p. 123b). In 1227,
the fair was extended to 10 days from 14 Aug. VCH
provides no further evidence for the fair (VCH Wiltshire,
vi, p. 140). |
| F | (Charter) vfm+5, Remigius (1 Oct); gr 3 May
1270, by K Hen III to bp of Salisbury. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 139). The date of the feast of
Remigius has been assumed to be 1 Oct, which is his translation.
This was the date celebrated by most English Benedictine houses
in the Sarum calendar (D.H. Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of
Saints (Oxford, 1979), p. 341). The bp of Salisbury was holding a fair
at Michaelmas (29 Sept) in the
sixteenth century (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 140). |
| F | (Charter) v Annunciation of Mary to the morrow
of the octaves of the said feast (25 Mar);
gr 15 Dec 1315, by K Edw II to R bp and Ca of the ch of
Salisbury and the citizens of the city. To be held in the city
(CChR, 1300–26. p. 290). Fair recorded in 1400,
1495, 1509–10 and 1512–13. In the sixteenth century, the bp of
Salisbury held a fair on Lady day
(presumably 25 Mar).
The subsequent history of
this fair is uncertain; it is not clear from VCH whether
the fair lapsed in the later sixteenth century. The fair was
held by the city during the Interregnum (VCH Wiltshire,
vi, pp. 140–1). |
| F | (Prescriptive) Epiphany (6 Jan); recorded 1509,
held by the bp of Salisbury. The bp was holding a fair on Tues
after Epiphany later in the sixteenth century (VCH
Wiltshire, vi, p. 140). |
| SOUTHBROOM 4007 1614.
During the medieval period, Southbroom was adjacent to Devizes, Wiltshire (q.v.). The place name
Southbroom no longer survives. The grid references refer to Devizes
(J.E.B. Glover, A. Mawer and F.M. Stenton eds, Place Names of
Wiltshire (Cambridge, 1939), p. 243). See also VCH
Wiltshire, x, pp. 267–8. |
| F | (Letter Close) v+1, Denis (9 Oct); feria
gr 10 Mar 1208, by K John to lepers of Devizes. To be held at
their house (RLC, i, p. 105b). By 1223, the fair had been
taken over by the bp of Salisbury, although this right was
disputed by the constable of Devizes castle. In
c.1224, the fair was described as a wake (VCH
Wiltshire, x, p. 267–8; RLC, i, p. 633).
Fair on vf+2 Denis granted by K Hen III to R. bp
of Salisbury on 16 Jul 1227 (CChR, 1226–57, p. 51).
Order to sh of Wiltshire to publicise the fair throughout his
baliwick and to cause it to be held, 20 Jul 1227 (RLC,
ii, p. 193). On 4 Nov 1229, the constable of Devizes castle was
ordered to let R. bp of Salisbury hold the fair without
impediment (CR, 1227–31, p. 258). Fair recorded in
1560. After the calendar change of 1752, the fair was held on 20
Oct. Fair held in 1848, but had fallen into disuse by 1939
(VCH Wiltshire, x, p. 267). |
| STEEPLE ASHTON 3902
1571. See also VCH Wiltshire, viii, p. 210. |
| M | (Charter) Wed; gr 18 Jul 1266, by K Hen III to
As and N of Romsey (CChR, 1300–26, p. 128). In 1255,
it was alleged that the market was damaging that at Devizes, Wiltshire (q.v.) (CR,
1254–6, p. 86). In 1268, it was alleged that the market was
damaging that at Market Lavington, Wiltshire
(q.v.) (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p. 210). K Edw II
granted the Wed market to the As and N of Romsey on 14 Jun 1309
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 128). Market recorded in the
early and mid fourteenth century, but it subsequently fell into
disuse. Attempts were made to revive the market in the
eighteenth century (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p.
210). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Nativity of Mary (8 Sept); gr 18
Jul 1266, by K Hen III to As and N of Romsey. To be held at the
manor. K Edw II granted the
fair to the As and N of Romsey on 14 Jun 1309 (CChR,
1300–26, p. 128). A sixteenth century rental does not
record the fair. Fair recorded in 1625. In 1770, a fair was held
on 2 Sept, whilst in 1831, a fair was held on 18 Sept (VCH
Wiltshire, viii, p. 210). |
| TROWBRIDGE 3857 1581.
Borough 1295–96 (BF, p. 180). 1334 Subsidy £97.50. Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). See also VCH Wiltshire, vii,
pp. 143–4 . |
| M | (Charter) Tues; mercatum, gr 1 Mar 1200,
by K John to Henry de Bohun (RCh, p. 36b). |
| M | (Prescriptive: borough) Sat; recorded 1311
(VCH Wiltshire, vii, p. 143). Sat was the only market day
in 1673, 1792–3 and 1814. The market continued until the
early twentieth century. |
| F | (Charter) vfm, James the apostle (25 Jul);
feria gr 1 Mar 1200, by K John to Henry de Bohun
(RCh, p. 36b). Fair recorded in 1356 and 1372–3. It
was still being held in 1731. After the calendar change, the
date of the fair was the 5 or 6 Aug. The fair was abolished in
1892 (VCH Wiltshire, vii, p. 144). |
|
It is not clear from VCH whether the references to the market
from the fourteenth century onwards relate to the Tues market, the
Sat market, or perhaps to both. |
| UPAVON 4136 1551. 1334
Subsidy £70. Manor passed from Peter de Maulay to Gilbert Basset in
1234. By 1261, the manor had passed to Gilbert’s brother,
Philip. After the death of Peter’s widow in 1298, the manor
passed to Hugh le Despenser (VCH Wiltshire, x, p. 163). Fair
1587, 17 Oct (Harrison, p. 396). See also VCH Wiltshire, x,
pp. 169–70. |
| M | (Grant: other) Tues; mercatum, gr 17 Sept 1220,
by K Hen III to Peter de Malo Lacu and Isabella his wife (C 60/12 m. 3).
Nova Oblata: Peter de Malo Lacu and Isabella his wife owed one
palfrey. To be held at the
manor (PR, 4 Hen III, p. 182). VCH provides no
further evidence for the market (VCH Wiltshire, x, pp.
169–70). |
| M | (Charter) Mon; gr 6 Feb 1262, by K Hen III to
Philip Basset. Note by charter: ‘Nothing. All pardoned and
the chancellor took the charter to himself [ad se]’
(CChR, 1257–1300, p. 40). In 1281, a Mon market was
claimed by Ela, countess of Warwick. As the widow of Philip
Basset (d.1271), Ela held the manor until her death in 1298. Mon
market recorded in the late sixteenth century and in 1688, but
had fallen into disuse by the early nineteenth century (VCH
Wiltshire, x, pp. 163, 169). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, Exaltation of the Cross (14
Sept); gr 6 Feb 1262, by K Hen III to Philip Basset. Note by
charter: ‘Nothing. All pardoned and the chancellor took the
charter himself’ (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 40).
VCH provides no further evidence for the fair (VCH
Wiltshire, x, pp. 169–70). |
| F | (Charter) Wed after the f of Holy Trinity+1 (Easter dep);
gr 29 Jun 1324, by K Edw II to Hugh
le Despenser, earl of Winchester. To be held at the manor
(CChR, 1300–26, p. 468). VCH provides no
further evidence for the fair (VCH Wiltshire, x, pp.
169–70). |
| F | (Charter) vf, Luke the Evangelist (18 Oct); gr
29 Jun 1324, by K Edw II to Hugh le Despenser, earl of
Winchester. To be held at the manor (CChR, 1300–26,
p. 468). Fair recorded in the late sixteenth century. After the
calendar change, it was held on 29 Oct. Fair abolished in 1874
(VCH Wiltshire, x, p. 170). |
| WARMINSTER 3874 1451.
Borough 1086 (BF, p. 181; Darby, p. 368). Mint
c.979–1066. 1334 Subsidy £112.50. Royal estate and ch,
perhaps from seventh century. Clearly an urban centre by the late
tenth century. The Mauduit family held the manor from the late
twelfth century. When John Mauduit died in 1364, he was succeeded by
his grandaughter, Maud, who married Henry Greene. The Greene family
held the manor until 1467 (VCH Wiltshire, viii, pp. 91, 97).
Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). See also VCH
Wiltshire, viii, pp. 115–16. |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded
c.1204x44, held by Thomas Mauduit, lord of the manor. Market day
was Sat in the seventeenth century. It continued into the twentieth
century (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p. 115). |
| F |
(Charter) vfm, Laurence (10 Aug); feria gr 8 Nov 1253, by K Hen III
to William Mauduit of Warminster. To be held at the manor (Roles
Gascons, 1242–54, no. 2186; CPR, 1247–58, p. 252).
Fair recorded in 1770, when it was held on 10 Aug. Fair survived into the
early twentieth century (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p. 117). |
| F | (Charter) 6+fm, Simon and Jude (28 Oct); gr 25 Apr 1447, by K
Hen VI to Henry Grene, esquire. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 85). Fair recorded in 1770, when it was held on 28 Oct.
Fair continued in 1961 (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p.
117). |
| WESTBURY 3874 1514.
Borough 1361 (BF, p. 181). 1334 Subsidy £97.50. The Pavilly family
held property in Westbury until the early fifteenth century. Cecily,
late wife of William Cheyne held the separate manor of Brook in
Westbury. On her death in 1430–1, the property passed to her
daugher, Ann, wife of Sir John Willoughby. In 1502, it passed to his
son Robert (VCH Wiltshire, viii, pp. 149, 151). Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). See also VCH Wiltshire, viii,
pp. 175–6 . |
| M | (Charter) Fri; gr 10 Jul 1252, by K Hen III to
Walter de Pavilly (CChR, 1226–57, p. 394). To be held
at the manor. |
| M | (Charter) Tues; gr 7 Jun 1291, by K Edw I to
Walter de Pavely. To be held at the manor (CChR,
1257–1300, p. 389). Market granted again by K Edw I to Walter de
Pavilly on 2 Jan 1297 (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 467). On
20 Nov 1368, a moiety of the profits of the market, the day of
which was not given, was delivered to John de Seintlou, to hold
by courtesy of England. John was the widower of Alice, daughter
of the late John Paveleye (CCR, 1364–68, p. 456). On
5 Jun 1421, a moiety of the market was held by Cicely, late the
wife of William Cheyne (CCR, 1419–22, p.
160). |
| M | (Charter) Thurs, gr 2 Dec 1460, by K Hen VI to
Thomas Seymour, kn, Katherine Chedyok, lady Chedyok and John
Wilughby, esquire and their heirs (CChR, 1427–1516,
p. 137). To be held at the town. |
| M | (Letter Patent) Fri; gr by K Hen VII to Rob[ert]
Willoughby, lord Broke on 12 May 1515. To be held at the manor
(L and P Hen VII, ii, pt. i, no. 449). Fri market
continued until 1792, but was changed to Tues before 1835
(VCH Wiltshire, viii, p. 175). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, All Saints (1 Nov); gr 10 Jul
1252, by K Hen III to Walter de Pavilly
(CChR, 1226–57, p. 393). To be held at the
manor. |
| F | (Charter) vf+5, Trans of Benedict (11 Jul); gr 7
Jun 1291, by K Edw I to Walter de Pavely. To be held at the
manor (CChR, 1257–1300, p. 389). On 2 Jan 1297, K
Edw I granted Walter de Pavilly a fair in lieu on vf+5 John
before the Latin Gate (6 May) (CChR, 1257–1300, p.
467). On 20 Nov 1368, a moiety of the profits of the fair was
delivered to John de Seintlou, to hold by courtesy of England.
John was the widower of Alice, daughter of the late John
Paveleye (CCR, 1364–68, p. 456). |
| F | (Charter) vfm, George (23 Apr); gr 2 Dec 1460,
by K Hen VI to Thomas Seymour, kn, Katherine Chedyok, lady
Chedyok and John Wilughby, esquire and their heirs (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 137). |
| F | (Charter) Mon, Tues, Wed after Whitsunday
(Easter dep); gr 2 Dec 1460, by K Hen VI to Thomas Seymour, kn,
Katherine Chedyok, lady Chedyok and John Wilughby, esquire and
their heirs. To be held at the town (CChR,
1427–1516, p. 137). Fair granted to Rob[ert] Willoughby,
lord Broke on 12 May 1515. To be held at the manor (L and P
Hen VII, ii, pt. i, no. 449). Whitsun fair recorded in 1751,
but had fallen into disuse by 1888 (VCH Wiltshire, viii,
p. 175). |
| F | (Charter) vfm Exaltation of the Cross (14 Sept);
gr 2 Dec 1460 by K Hen VI to Thomas Seymour, kn, Katherine
Chedyok, lady Chedyok and John Wilughby, esquire and their
heirs. To be held at the town (CChR, 1427–1516, p.
137). |
| F | (Letter Patent) Mon before the Nativity of John
the Baptist (24 Jun); gr 12 May 1515, by K Hen VII to Rob[ert]
Willoughby, lord Broke. To be held at the manor (L and P Hen
VII, ii, pt. i, no. 449). |
| F | (Letter Patent) f Trans of Edw, king and
confessor (13 Oct); gr 12 May 1515, by K Hen VII to Rob[ert]
Willoughby, lord Broke. To be held at the manor (L and P Hen
VII, ii, pt. i, no. 449). |
| F | (Letter Patent) Fri before the first week of
Lent (Easter dep); gr 12 May 1515, by K Hen VII to Rob[ert]
Willoughby, lord Broke. To be held at the manor (L and P Hen
VII, ii, pt. i, no. 449). Fair recorded in 1751, but had
fallen into disuse by 1835 (VCH Wiltshire, viii, p.
175). |
| WILTON 4095 1313.
Borough early tenth century (Defence, p. 224). Mint
Edmund/Edgar–1250. 1334 Subsidy £85. Probably a regional
centre in the seventh century and the chief place of the present
county by the late eighth. It had an important nunnery from the
eighth century and was noted in the Burghal Hidage. In the tenth
century, Wilton seems to have been the occasional seat of the bp
of Ramsbury, Wiltshire (q.v.). Borough
in Domesday Book (Defence, p. 224; Darby, p. 368; VCH
Wiltshire, vi, pp. 2, 7, 15–17). Market town
c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). See also VCH Wiltshire,
iii, p. 234; vi, pp. 17–18. |
| M
| (Prescriptive: borough, mint) recorded
1272x1307. K
Edw I referred to a charter granting Mon, Wed and Fri markets
issued to the borough by his ancestors. On these market days,
no other markets were to be held within three miles of the
borough (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 17). In 1241, it was
alleged that the royal borough of Wilton was being damaged by
the markets were held at [New] Salisbury, Wiltshire (q.v.)
on every day of the week (CRR, xvi, nos. 1531, 1579, 1689;
Abb. Plac., p. 112). In 1274,
the men of Salisbury alleged that the men of Wilton had been forcing
passing merchants to trade in Wilton market, whilst the Wilton men
countered with the claim that markets were held on many days of the week
in Salisbury, to the detriment of Wilton, Old Sarum
(q.v.) and other market towns (RH, ii, pp. 267, 280–1).
Although in 1288–9, the lord of the borough only claimed the right to
a Wed market, on his death in 1300 it was shown that he was entitled to
all three (E.A. Fry, ed., Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitions Post
Mortem, 1242–1326, Index Library (London, 1908), p. 267.) In
1305, K Edw I ordered the sh of Wiltshire to prohibit trading in Salisbury
during the days when a market was held at Wilton; K Edw II gave a similar
and equally ineffective order at the beginning of his reign. By the
fifteenth century, Wilton had fallen into decay and the market stalls were
abandoned (VCH Wiltshire, vi, pp. 2, 15–17). On 24 May 1496, K
Hen VII granted the mayor and burgesses of Wilton a Wed market
(CPR, 1494–1509, p. 46). Wed market was held in 1825, but had
fallen into disuse by 1888 (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 17). |
| F | (Grant: other); gr 1100x18, by K Hen I and Qu Maud to the ch of
St Edith [Wilton abbey]. In 1130, the ch of St Edith received 25s.
7d. customs of the fair which the king and queen [K Hen I and Qu
Maud] had conceded to it. The original grant must have been made between
their marriage in 1100 and Maud's death in 1118 (PR, 31 Hen II, p.
13; C. Warren Hollister, Henry I, ed. A.C. Frost (London, 2001), p.
130). On 6 Sept 1212, K John granted the As of Wilton an extension of the
existing fair (nundinae) by 8 days (RLC, i, p. 123b). In
1288–9, the As of Wilton stated that the fair lasted from 14 Sept to
21 Sept. In 1300, the fair was only said to be held on 21 Sept, from the
ninth hour of St Matthew’s eve to the ninth hour of St Matthew’s
day (21 Sept). The fair seems to have been abandoned by the time of the
Dissolution (VCH Wiltshire, vi, pp. 17–18). |
| F |
(Charter) vf, Mary Magdalen (22 Jul); gr 15 Dec 1414, by K Hen V to the mayor,
the burgesses and commonalty of the borough of Wilton, the king’s
lieges (CChR, 1341–1417, p. 468). On 22 May 1415, it was
stated that the charter was not valid ‘because the neighbours will
not come to that fair with their merchandise by reason of the fewness of
the days’. After the restoration of the charter, K Hen V granted the
mayor, burgesses and commonalty of Wilton a fair on f+3 Mary Magdalen
(CChR, 1341–1417, p. 483). |
| F |
(Letter Patent) f+3, George (23 Apr); gr 24 May 1496, by K Hen VII to the
mayor and burgesses of Wilton (CPR, 1494–1509, p, 46). Fair
recorded in 1693 (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 18). |
| F |
(Letter Patent) f+3 Giles the confessor (1 Sept); gr 24 May 1496, by K Hen
VII to the mayor and burgesses of Wilton (CPR, 1494–1509, p.
46). Fair recorded in 1693 (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p. 18). |
| Two sheep fairs, in May and Sept,
were granted by K Hen VI in 1433 (VCH Wiltshire, vi, p.
18). |
| WOOTTON BASSETT
4075 1835. Borough 1236 (BF, p. 181). Market town c.1600
(Everitt, p. 472). See also VCH Wiltshire, ix, p.
197. |
| M | (Grant: other)
Tues; mercatum, gr 16 Jan 1219, by K Hen III to Alan
Basset. To be held at the manor. Mandate to the sh of Wiltshire
to cause him to have it (C 60/11 m. 9). This record on the fine roll apparently
replaced a letter close which was granted on the same day: 16 Jan 1219,
K Hen III
granted Alan Basset a Fri market to be held at the town. One palfrey was
taken from him as
security. The letter close was subsequently cancelled,
‘because in the fine roll’ (RLC, i, p. 385).
1219, Nova Oblata: Alan Basset owed a palfrey
(PR, 3 Hen III, p. 18). This market may not have lapsed in 1227.
Market recorded in 1271 (VCH
Wiltshire, ix, p. 197). In 1281, the tolls from an unknown
number of markets and fairs were worth 30s. per annum (E.A.
Fry ed., Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitions Post Mortem,
1242–1326, Index Library (London, 1908), p. 135).
There is no later evidence for the market (VCH
Wiltshire, ix, p. 197). |
| F | (Prescriptive)
recorded 1281 when the tolls from an unknown number of fairs
and markets were worth 30s. per annum (E.A. Fry ed.,
Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitions Post Mortem,
1242–1326, Index Library (London, 1908), p.
135). |