Southampton (Suthampton) was given a grant of murage dated 11/11/1260.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Suthampton of murage for ten years from the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 45). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 126
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. 171
Page, Wm (ed), 1908,
VCH Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 3 p. 493-530
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 07/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
