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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… and its Hill-forts (1971), 97103 (nucleated settlements as market centres and use of coins in trade). CONVERSION TABLES …
A History of the County of Sussex
… were then very few agricultural workers in the parish. 51 Market gardening. Henry Kennett had a nursery in Burndell …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Kerridge notes that the chief stimulus in this import market was cost: 'Although combing and weaving were no …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Fair In 1314 Simon de Montagu was given a weekly Tuesday market and a three-day fair at the Assumption (15 Aug.). 27 There is no evidence that the market was ever held. The fair was worth 2 s. to the lord in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Andrews, who was to become prominent in the monastic land market in the Oxford area. 61 For the subsidy of 1306 Rewley … horse-sellers from the parish regularly attended Oxford market in the 18th century. Meat and garden produce are also … crop: three Yarnton farmers were to take weekly to Oxford market 4 bu. of peas, 4 bu. of barley, and 9 bu. of malt. 92 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the whole of the male population are engaged. The nearest market-town is Lerwick, the capital of Shetland, distant, due … Newton at the foot of the Lammermoor hills; the nearest market-town is Haddington, which is the greatest market for grain in this part of the country. Fairs are held …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Frances Seymour 46 (d. 1715), the wife of Sir George Hungerford (d. 1712), the lord of Studley manor in Calne. Frances's heir was her son Walter Hungerford (d. 1754), and Westcourt manor descended with Studley manor to Walter's nephew George Hungerford (d. s.p. 1764), 47 who devised it to his wife …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is still of respectable appearance. A great cattle-market is held on the fourth Wednesday in every month. … (St. John the Baptist) YEOVIL ( St. John the Baptist), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the … one of the kings of England, who also granted him a weekly market on Friday, view of frankpledge, and several other …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Wales; containing 793 inhabitants, of whom 692 are in the market-town of Trgaron. Ystrad YSTRAD, with Garth, a hamlet, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in that neighbourhood, along the Malton road; and many market-gardens are cultivated in this thriving and populous … will probably add greatly to the commerce of the city. The market-days are Thursday and Saturday; the latter, which is … day, Lammas-day, and some other festivals, in a spacious market-place without the city walls, near Walmgate Bar, in …