Knighton (Knytheton) was given a grant of murage dated 8/5/1260.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to Roger de Mortuo Mari of murage for his town of Knytheton for seven years from Whitsunday.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 44). Granted at St. Paul's, London.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 67
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales p. 207
Comments
KNIGHTON / TREF Y CLAWDD 3286 2725. Borough ante 1304. The manor was described as ‘waste’ in Domesday Book. William de Braose was building a castle at Knighton in 1191-2, which may have encouraged the development of a town. The earliest reference to a settlement apart from the castle is 1292-3. Most of the taxpayers were Welsh, which suggests this was a native settlement that had been enlarged by English plantation. Within ten years, Knighton had grown and incorporated a large number of burgages. The market place was originally immediately to the north of the castle; it was subsequently moved to the junction of High Street and Broad Street (Soulsby, pp. 155-6). 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)
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 07/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
