Great Yarmouth was given a grant of murage dated 24/6/1285.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Great Yarmouth of murage for seven years from Michaelmas next.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 13). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 177
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. 139
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
