Ravenser Odd (Ravensere) was given a grant of murage dated 6/10/1310.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant, for a term of two years, to the bailiffs and good men of the town of Ravensere, of murage for the repair of their quay, overthrown by the violence of the sea.
Granted by Edward II. (Regnal year 4). Granted at Biggar.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1894, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1307-13) Vol. 1 p. 281
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Hayton, Richard, 2006,
History of Ravenser Odd online (Does not mention murage grant)
Comments
Port near Spurn Head lost to coastal erosion.
RAVENSERODD 5410 4100. Borough 1294 (BF, p. 186). 1334 Subsidy £150. A lost town, formerly on Spurn Head. Founded in c.1230, the sea began to destroy the town in 1346. It was lost within twenty years
(VCH Yorkshire (East Riding) v, p. 68). Grid references taken from Beresford, p. 513. See also
VCH Yorkshire (East Riding) v, pp. 70-1. (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 11/01/2009. Last updated on 05/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
