New Winchelsea (Wynchelse) was given a grant of murage dated 15/9/1295.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the barons and good men of the new town of Wynchelse of murage for five years. By K., on the information of W. de Lang{eton}
Granted by Edward I. (Regnal year 23). Granted at Canterbury. Granted by K., on the information of W. de Lang[eton].
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1895,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward I (1292-1301) Vol. 3 p. 147
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. 176-7
Comments
NEW WINCHELSEA 5903 1173. Borough 1283 (BF, p. 172). Site laid out in 1283, to replace nearby Old Winchelsea (q.v.) (VCH Sussex, ix, p. 63). The new town acquired the liberties of Old Winchelsea, presumably including the market held by the men of Winchelsea and perhaps also a fair. New Winchelsea went into decline as a result of French raids and the silting up of the estuary in the fourteenth century (Beresford, p. 498). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 475). See also
VCH Sussex ix, p. 70. (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 10/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
