Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 5/12/1256.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and bailiffs and other good men of Winchester of murage for seven years from Christmas next.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 41). Granted at Clarendon.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1908,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1247-58) Vol. 4 p. 533
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 183
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
