Haverford was given a grant of murage dated 17/9/1264.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs, burgesses and other good men of Humphrey de Bohun the younger of Haverford, at the instance of the said Humphrey their lord, of murage for seven years from the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 48 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 48). Granted at Canterbury.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 348
online copyOwen, H. (ed), 1911,
A calendar of the public records relating to Pembrokeshire Vol. 1 (Cymmrodorion record series No. 7) p. 126-7
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 217
Comments
HAVERFORDWEST / HWLFFORDD 1953 2157. Borough 1189x1219. Town and castle were founded c.1110 by Gilbert de Clare, earl of Pembroke. In the second half of the thirteenth century, the borough was enlarged and the castle rebuilt. An important port, connecting Wales with Ireland and continental Europe. In 1405, the town was destroyed by Owain Glyndwr, but recovered (Soulsby, pp. 139-42). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 472). (Letters, S., 2003, Gazetter of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 (Centre for Metropolitan History) [online copy > http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/wales.html#Hav)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 07/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
