Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 12/10/1285.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant of murage to the bailiffs and citizens of Winchester, for three years, from the feast of St. Edward the king, 13 Edward I.
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 13). Granted at Winchester.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1893,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1281-91) Vol. 2 p. 196
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. 183
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 09/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
