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| HER Number | MWB3437 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | NEWBURY OR "NEW MARKET TOWN" |
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Summary
Newbury or "new market town" was first mentioned in a grant of c1080. An account of 1204 records a market. By 1458 a guild of St George owned stalls in the market.
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01389.03.100
Monument Type(s):
- MARKET (11th century to 16th century - 1080 AD to 1539 AD)
Full Description
Newbury market is recorded in a reference from around 1204 <1>; a charter for the Bartholomew fair was granted in 1215 <1> <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Letters, S. 2003-2009. Online Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516. [Website / SWB147588]
http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.html (Accessed 25/09/2015) |
| <02> | Gelling, M. 1973. The Place Names of Berkshire - Part One. English Place-Name Society Vol XLIX. p257. [Monograph / SWB10003] |
| <03> | Dils, J and Yates, M (ed). 2012. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire (2nd Edition). p36-37 Markets of medieval Berkshire by Jeremy Sims. [Monograph / SWB148708] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3436 | CHEAP STREET/MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB3424 | NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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