Kent

Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales To 1516. Originally published by List and Index Society, Kew, 2005.

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Kent

Place name
Date of inception of market
The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the market
Date of inception of fair
The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the fair
1334 Lay Subsidy
The valuation of the town in the Lay Subsidy of 1334
Aldington 1285
Allhallows [hoo] 1271 1271
Allington 1280 1280
Aperfield 1253 1253
Appledore 1358 1312
Ash 1302 1302
Ashford 1243 1243
Ashurst 1220
Aylesford 1219 1219
Bexley 1315 1315
Brasted 1227 1293
Brenchley 1230 1230
Bromley 1205 1447
Canterbury 600 1103
Challock 1312
Charing 1285 1443
Charlton 1269 1269
Chatham 1285
Chelsfield 1290 1290
Chilham 1291 1291
Cliffe 1257
Cobham 1367 1367
Combwell 1232 1227
Cranbrook 1290
Crayford 1396 1396
Darenth 1199
Dartford 1319
Denton 1312
Dover 939
Eastbridge 1293
Eastchurch 1312
Eastling 1304 1304
Eastry 1447 1447
Edenbridge 1272
Elham 1252 1252
Elmsted 1354 1354
Eltham 1284 1284
Eynsford 1293 1293
Farnborough 1290 1290
Farningham 1270 1270
Faversham 1086 1189
Folkestone 1204 1214
Fordwich 1086
Frindsbury 1312
Gillingham 1336 1336
Godmersham 1364 1312
Goudhurst 1380 1380
Gravesend 1366 1366
Great Chart 1447
Great Mongeham 1251 1251
Great Stonar 1199
Groombridge 1286 1286
Harrietsham 1312
Hawkhurst 1312 1312
Headcorn 1251 1251
Herne 1351 1351
Higham 1216
Hollingbourne 1447 1447
Hoo St Werburgh 1189
Hunton 1257 1257
Hythe 1044 1261
Ightham 1315 1315
Kemsing 1219
Kingston 1293
Lamberhurst 1198 1314
Lenham 1252 1337
Lessness 1256 1256
Lewisham 1086
Lower Halstow 1235
Lydd 1158 1494
Lympne 939
Maidstone 1261 1268
Meopham 1447 1447
Mereworth 1290
Milton Regis 1319 1319
Minster 1293 1293
Minster 1343
Moatenden 1254
Monkton 1447 1447
Mote 1266 1266
New Romney 1086
Newenden 1086
Newnham 1303 1303
Northfleet 1304 1201
Orlestone 1267 1267
Orpington 1206
Ospringe 1227 1227
Parrock 1253 1253
Plumstead 1270 1270
Preston By Wingham 1307 1307
Queenborough 1368 1368
Reculver 1220
Ringswould 1315 1315
Rochester 821 1107
Ruckinge 1312
Salmestone Grange 1225
Sandling 1253 1253
Sandwich 1042 1290
Sarre 1219
Seal 1233 1233
Seasalter 1086
Sevenoaks 1281 1491
Shipbourne 1285 1285
Shorne 1271 1271
Singlewell 1331 1331
Smarden 1332 1332
Smeeth 1337
Southfleet 1293
St Mary Cray 1279 1281
St Nicholas At Wade 1336 1336
Stanstead 1315
Stockbury 1312
Stoke 1312
Stowting 1214 1214
Streat 1257 1257
Strood 1205
Sutton Valence 1312 1222
Swainstree 1225
Tenterden 1449
Teynham 1259 1259
Tonbridge 1241 1318
Tong 1315
Ulcombe 1272 1272
Warehorne 1267 1267
Wateringbury 1311 1311
West Kingsdown 1315
West Malling 1103 1312
Westerham 1227 1351
Westwell 1312
Whitfield 1228
Wickham West 1318 1318
Wingham 1252
Woolwich 1398
Wouldham 1312
Wrotham 1314 1314
Wye 1312 1252
Yalding 1318 1318