Somerset

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

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Somerset

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
Ashill 1277 1277 18
Axbridge 900 1279 45
Babington 1285 50
Backwell 1270 1270 75.47
Badgworth 1243 18
Barton Street 1304
Barwick 1231 1228 30
Bath 900 1102 133.33
Beckington 1318 1318 10.5
Beer Crowcombe 1231 1231 16.75
Bishops Lydeard 1291 1291 23
Brean 1254 1254 18
Bridgwater 1200 1200 260
Broadway 1304 1304 34.88
Brompton Regis 1348 1348 39
Broomfield 1259 22.5
Bruton 1017 95
Buckland Denham 1239 1239 45.5
Buckland St Mary 1344 2.63
Burnham 1285 45
Bury 1478
Cadbury 1009
Castle Cary 1468 1468 135
Chard 1234 1271 54.69
Charlton Horethorne 1252 1252 75
Charterhouse Hinton 1272 15
Cheddar 1254 1254 40.46
Chedzoy 1314 1314 75
Chewton Mendip 1348 1348 90
Churchstanton 1223 37.5
Clevedon 1346 1346 38.47
Compton Dundon 1289 1289
Creech St Michael 1269 1269 165
Crewkerne 997 1280 137.88
Crowcombe 1227 1227 44.13
Cucklington 1304 1304 60
Curry Mallet 1323 1323 45
Ditcheat 1332 1332 45
Downend 1225
Dulverton 1306 1306 31.5
Dunster 1197 31.17
Enmore 1401 1401 25.5
Faulkland 1263 1263
Frome 1029 1270 129.94
Glastonbury 1319 1129 185
Halse 1290 41.13
Hambridge 1304 33.25
Hamdon Hill 1122
Haselbury Plucknett 1265 23.5
Hatch Beauchamp 1301 1301 33.75
Huntspill 1302 170
Ilchester 973 1189 20
Ilminster 1086 53.88
Keynsham 1303 1189 52.78
Kilve 1296 1296 15.75
Langport 900 1344 40
Langridge 1272 1272 37.75
Long Sutton 1267 51.75
Lopen 1201 27.25
Lyncombe 1304 46.5
Lyng 925 1349 30.75
Marston Magna 1260 1248 30
Martock 1247 1302 51
Merriott 1243 80
Merryfield 1275
Midsomer Norton 1242 1248 22.5
Milborne Port 997 1397 30
Milverton 1086 1280 57.5
Montacute 1102 1246 32
Muchelney 1280 60
Nether Stowey 1225 1304 6.67
Nether Weare 1243 1298 14
Newport 1349 6.25
North Curry 1205 1337 55
North Petherton 1318 1318 30
Norton St Philip 1285 1272 15
Nunney 1260 1260 60
Old Cleeve 1466 1466 30.75
Pawlett 1257 12
Pensford 1347 1347
Perry 1296 31.5
Porlock 1366 1366 22.75
Portbury 1348 1348 89.47
Queen Camel 1264 1264 30.67
Rackley 1189
Redcliff 1170
Rode 1283 1283 61.5
Sampford Brett 1306 1306 10
Shepton Beauchamp 1260 1260 22.5
Shepton Mallet 1219 1235 158.5
Shipham 1309 1309
Somerton 1226 1226 59.88
South Petherton 1044 1213 61.75
Stapleford Fitzpaine 1233 1233 45
Stoford 1273 1348 8.42
Stogursey 1225 1301 20.08
Stratton On The Fosse 1267 1267 20
Taunton 951 1256 101.67
Temple Gate 1306
Thorne St Margaret 1243
Thurlbear 1314 20
Tintinhull 1319 1183 32.75
Ubley 1318 1318 30
Watchet 900 1244 11.17
Weare 1218 1241 35
Wedmore 1255 1255 107
Wellington 1330 21.5
Wells 1180 1166 190
West Harptree 1414 1414 90
West Lydford 1260 1260 30
Weston In Gordano 1271
Weston Zoyland 1332 1332 135.06
Westover 1304 1304 15.75
Whatley 1442 45.75
White Down 1361
Whitelackington 1268 26.75
Wincanton 1235 90
Winsham 1262 1262 18.63
Wiveliscombe 1285 1285 90
Wraxall 1291 1291 118.38
Wrington 1332 1332 150
Yarlington 1314 1314 36.75
Yeovil 1275 48.75
Yeovilton 1254 20