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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Markets, fairs, agriculture and mills MARKETS AND FAIRS The existence of a market in Wilton probably dates … bailiffs of Wilton gave information that 10 butchers, 18 fishmongers, 7 cloth merchants, 5 merchants dealing in wax …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Medieval trade and industry MEDIEVAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY The economic … important industrial pursuits of the town. A number of goldsmiths practised their craft in the late 13th century; … out their wines in front of the tavern door. 56 Butchers, fishmongers, and other victuallers were subjected to an …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Two burgesses represented Wilton at the Parliament of 1295 and from thence onwards, almost without a break, the borough … who represented Wilton in the Parliaments of 13045, 1309 and 131415, was a goldsmith, 3 Walter Colkyng, one of the parliamentary burgesses in 1302, was a merchant, 4 and William le Fox, representing Wilton in 135758 was a dyer. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… W. by Ermine Street, with some adjustments in either case, and on the S. by the river Rhee. The boundary on the E. with … it rises to a scarp over 250 ft. above O.D., through chalk and gault, to river gravel at about 50 ft.; but the chalk … affords the usual plentiful springs of water. Both Wimpole and Orwell have gained territorially from the disappearance …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the largest town of the district. 81 The parish is divided between one principal and three smaller areas, and many very small pieces of land … and included tinmen, 78 booksellers, printers, stationers, fishmongers, a toy dealer, china and glass dealers, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Fairs and trades EARLY HISTORY THE FAIR OF ST. GILES Winchester, … we hear of 'the street where in the time of the fair the goldsmiths of London sell their jewels ( jocalia).' As late … trade except it be selling of woollen cloth only. 94 The fishmongers of the city were strictly regulated by the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Leverington LEVERINGTON Leverington is a large parish and village on the northwest of Wisbech. 1 The lay-out-a … outfall, a village site protected by the 'Roman Bank', and a landward extension into the fen-was originally the same … Parson Drove (q.v.), has been separated both for civil and ecclesiastical purposes, and the hamlet of Gorefield is …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … grocers besides nine bakers and six butchers. 161 A few fishmongers were recorded in the 16th century but not later. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS Witney had a weekly market and two annual fairs from the early 13th century, though …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which … north. They sailed their oysters three times a week to fishmongers and distinguished customers in London, besides …