Kenfig (Kennefeg) was given a grant of murage dated 1183-84.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
{Rot. . m. 1.}
GLOCESTRESCIRA
...
Et Hoele de Charlion .xx. m. ad se sustentandum in servitio Regis in marchiis per breve Rannulfi de Glanuill'. ... Et pro parandis palis in foresta de Striguil et eis ducendis per Sauernam ad claudendam villam et castrum {"et castrum' interlined"} de Kennefeg .xxij. l. et .iij. s. et .iiij. d. per breve regis.
Granted by Henry II. (Regnal year 30).
Primary Sources
The Great Roll of the Pipe for the thirtieth year of the reign of King Henry II A.D. 1183-1184 (Pipe Roll Society 33) p. 59-60
Secondary Sources
Soulsby, Ian, 1983, The Towns of Medieval Wales (Phillimore; Chichester) p. 151
Richard, A.J., 1927, 'Kenfig Castle' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 82 p. 161-82
Griffiths, R.A., 1971, in Pugh, T.B. (ed), Glamorgan County History Vol. 3 The Middle Ages (Cardiff) p. 338-340
Comments
the borough was enclosed with walls which are mentioned in 1147, but we know nothing of their course. They were initially of earth and timber and were rebuilt with the same materials after the Welsh attack of 1183 when one Hywel of Caerleon was charged with despatching stakes from Chepstow 'in order to enclose the town and castle'. (Soulsby)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 28/04/2009. Last updated on 04/01/2013. First published online 5/01/2013.
