Devon

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

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Devon

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
Alphington 1304 28.5
Ashburton 1177 1309 33.46
Ashprington 1138 18.75
Aveton Gifford 1290 1290 40
Awliscombe 1292 1292 10
Axminster 1204 50
Bampton 1210 1258 57.44
Barnstaple 979 1154 187
Bere Ferrers 1295 1295 17.5
Bideford 1217 1272 72.5
Bishop's Clyst 1309 1309 12
Bishopsteignton 1256 1256 15
Black Torrington 1219 1219 32.25
Bovey Tracey 1219 1260 30
Bow 1259 1259
Bradninch 1157 1208 34.5
Bradworthy 1234 1234 74.25
Brendon 1221 10.88
Bridgetown 1268 1267
Broadhembury 1290 1290 31
Buckfastleigh 1353 1460 18.19
Buckland Brewer 1290 1290 57.5
Buckland Monachorum 1318 1318 16.38
Canonsleigh 1286 1286 2.37
Chagford 1220 1.5
Chardstock 1219 1441 92.63
Chawleigh 1254 1254 30
Chillington 1218 1286
Chittlehampton 1218 28.75
Chudleigh 1308 1309 20
Chulmleigh 1274 1292 30.75
Clifton 1302 1302
Clovelly 1290 1290 48.75
Cockington 1353 1353 12.5
Colyford 1238 18.75
Colyton 1292 1207 61.5
Combe Martin 1222 1222 23.31
Crediton 1231 1231 40.54
Croyde 1253 31.5
Cullompton 1318 1318 40
Dalwood 1344
Dartmouth 1205 1231 110
Denbury 1286 1286
Dodbrooke 1257 1257 21.67
Drewsteignton 1388 5.75
Ermington 1304 1304 37.5
Exeter 900 1130 366.17
Exmouth 1261
Great Torrington 1238 1221 78.58
Greendale 1276 7
Halwell 900 13.5
Hartland 1281 1281 48.94
Hatherleigh 1221 1221 47.5
Hawkchurch 1459
Holcombe Rogus 1343 1343 67.5
Hollacombe 1261 1261 4.25
Holsworthy 1282 1275 32.5
Honiton 1217 1220 28.33
Ilfracombe 1233 1233 30
Ipplepen 1317 1317 44.25
Kennford 1300 1300
Kenton 1230 1230 91.67
Kilmington 1257 1257 21
Kingsbridge 1220 1460 35
Kingskerswell 1268 1268 28.5
Langford 1333 1333
Little Torrington 1209 16.5
Lydford 900 1267 11.67
Lympstone 1288 15
Marwood 1293 10
Modbury 1199 1516 35
Moreleigh 1316 1316
Moretonhampstead 1207 1207 28.88
Newport 1291 1295 10
Newton Abbot 1220 1220
Newton Bushel 1246 1282
Newton Ferrers 1305 34.25
Newton Poppleford 1226 1254
North Brentor 1232
North Ford 1326
North Molton 1218 1218 67.5
North Tawton 1271 1271 28.5
Northam 1252 50.04
Noss Mayo 1286 1286
Okehampton 1086 1221 16.33
Otterton 1086 145
Ottery St Mary 1227 1227 200
Paignton 1295 1295 90
Pilton 900 1344 10
Plymouth 1439 1439 240
Plympton 1194 1221 43.33
Rackenford 1234 1234 16.5
Sampford Peverel 1220 1335 19.38
Seaton 1276 1276 32.5
Sheepwash 1230 1230 6.75
Sidbury 1291 1234 77.5
Sidmouth 1220 1281
Silverton 1272 17
South Brent 1353 31.75
South Molton 1246 1246 62.71
South Tawton 1204 89
South Zeal 1299 1299
Southbrook 1267 1267
Stockland 1252 105
Stokeinteignhead 1307 1307 20
Strete Raleigh 1292 1292 4.75
Sutton 1257 1257 159.5
Sutton Prior 1254 1254
Tamerton Foliot 1270 1270 20
Tavistock 1106 1116 90
Teignmouth (east) 1220 1253
Teignmouth (west) 1269 82.5
Tiverton 1224 1257 20
Topsham 1300 1257 20.25
Totnes 979 1130 83.83
Uffculme 1267 1267 91.75
West Alvington 1272 1272 34.5
Whitford 1238 1342 35.25
Winkleigh 1251 63.69
Wiscombe 1248 1248
Witheridge 1248 1248 42.25
Woodbury 1286 1286 37.5
Worlington 1221