Southampton was given a grant of murage dated 12/11/1270.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Southampton of murage for five years from St. Andrew the Apostle, 55 Henry III.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 55). Granted at Clarendon.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 492
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 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
