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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Early history EARLY HISTORY Wilton situated at a strategic point on the river systems of southern Wiltshire 1 was an obvious … where, it has been said, the royal archives were kept and from whence royal charters were issued. Thus the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Industry since c.1500 INDUSTRY SINCE c. 1500 The fortunes of Wilton which formerly had been built on a multiplicity of crafts and trading activities, gradually came to depend upon the … clothiers, important only in their own limited sphere. The history of the unnumbered weavers of the town is of necessity …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Manors and lesser estates MANORS AND LESSER ESTATES In 1086 Wilton was in the custody of Hervey, a royal official, who apparently did … Herbert, who bought it from Sir Giles Poole. The early history of this manor is obscure, but it may have been among …
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 from the … Akerman's land, and formerly possessed by the abbey. A survey made in 16312 showed, however, a considerable increase …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Medieval town government MEDIEVAL TOWN GOVERNMENT In the reign of Henry I the leading burgesses secured the right … a charter from Henry I granted some time between 1121 and 1133, possibly in 1121. 2 The grant of a charter was … in much the same terms in the 16th-century Pembroke Survey, although with the disappearance of the abbess's fair …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Medieval trade and industry MEDIEVAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY The economic importance of Wilton in the postConquest period … borough and by no means indicative of vitality. C. Roth, History of the Jews in Eng. 91. Cal. Close, 12569, 357. C. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Modern town government and poor relief MODERN TOWN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES In great contrast to the early period of its growth, when ancient custom became … from the answers that little was known of Wilton's past history before the late 15th century when the Corporation …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… REPRESENTATION Two burgesses represented Wilton at the Parliament of 1295 and from thence onwards, almost without a break, the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Schools and charities SCHOOLS The Free School was founded with a … 41. Ibid. 42. Ibid. 1012, 3638. Ibid. 4445. See p. 33. The history of St. Giles's Hospital is given in V.C.H. Wilts. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wiltshire Record Society volumes used PUBLICATIONS OF THE WILTSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY ( formerly the Records Branch … i Abstracts of Feet of Fines relating to Wilts. Edw. I and Edw. II, ed. R. B. Pugh (1939) ii Accounts of …