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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… arable. The area of the parish is 1,889 a. The road from Market Harborough to Leicester crosses the south-west of the … Railways (Midland Region) line between Leicester and Market Harborough, opened as part of the Midland Railway in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and containing 8136 inhabitants, of whom 4863 are in the market-town of Burton, 24 miles (E.) from Stafford, and 124 … communication with Uttoxeter and the Potteries. The market is on Thursday; and fairs are held on February 5th, … for horses is held on RogationMonday, at Reach, once a market-town, now an insignificant hamlet, partly in the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… next to the abbey church, presumably opening on to the market place. 8 In 1535 the abbey spent £12 a year on a daily … the almshouse, which was built on the west side of the market place. 12 Elizabeth, Lady Paulet The charity had …
A History of the County of Stafford
… continued in use until at least 1868. 20 RETAILING Markets Market Rights The grant of a market every Thursday was made to the abbey by King John in … confirmed an existing arrangement. 21 An unofficial market was held on Sundays possibly by 1309 and certainly by …
A History of the County of Stafford
… guild hall, which in 1550 stood on the south side of the market place. 3 In 1547 the guild held lands in Burton worth … under the tower; in the mid 19th century it was in the market place, and by 1878 it had been moved to the garden of … After the Second World War they chimed usually only on market days; they continued in use in 2000. 6 Churchyard In …
A History of the County of Stafford
… coincided with the confirmation by King John of a Thursday market and a three-day fair in July. It may also have marked … 14th century. 19 Several inns existed around or near the market place: the Swan on the Hoop, mentioned in 1425 and … English monasteries which supplied wool to the Florentine market, coming second only to Croxden abbey in Staffordshire. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Trent, its long High Street running northwards from a market place next to the site of the medieval abbey. The … the late 12th century comprised the 'vill', presumably the market place and at least part of High Street, and the 'new … on the north side, especially at the east end near the market place. There was also a block of short plots ( c. 16 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… when neighbouring towns challenged its right to hold a market and fair. 14 By the earlier 15th century there was … made by the borough court in 1574 were to ring the market bell and to clean the market place. 10 He was probably the officer who from the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… south end of the town, with its west front facing onto the market place. The east end of the church was demolished after … infirmary (Abbey inn, marked here as The Abbey). The market hall of 1883 stands over the cloister AFTER THE … chimney stacks, the house was demolished when the present market hall was built on the site in 1883. 18 The Priory from …
A History of the County of Stafford
… of a conduit. 10 There was probably a conduit in the market place in 1431: Abbot Robert Ownesby paid for the stone … 'common pump' mentioned in 1770 may also have been in the market place. 13 There was evidently no longer a common … soft water from wells such as one at Bond End Farm had a market in the mid 19th century. 15 Mains Supply In the later …