Oswestry (Osolvestre) was given a grant of murage dated 28/11/1277.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Osolvestre of murage for six years from Sunday before St. Andrews, 6 Edward I.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 6). Granted at Montgomery.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1272-81) Vol. 1 p. 247
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009, Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Pratt, D., 1980, 'Search for town wall' West Midlands Archaeology Vol. 23 p. 105-8
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
