Oxford (Oxonie) was given a grant of murage dated 28/7/1232.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De clausura ville Oxonie.—Terminus consuetudinis capiende ad villam Oxonie claudendam prorogatur usque in tres annos a festo Sancti Michaelis, anno etc. xvj.
{In cujus etc. Teste rege, apud Oxoniam, xxviij die Julii, anno sextodecimo.}
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 16). Granted at Oxford.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1225-32) Vol. 2 p. 495
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Hassall, T.G., 1979, ‘City walls, gates, and postems’, in A Crossley (ed),
VCH Oxford Vol. 4, The City of Oxford (OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p. 300-4
online copy
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
