Ludlow (Ludelawe) was given a grant of murage dated 17/12/1233.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
The men of Ludelawe have letters for the enclosing of their town {unfinished}
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 18). Granted at Worcester.
Primary Sources
1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 35
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. 207
Comments
Marked as unfinished. Does this mean the grant was not given or that the scribes did not bother to finish writing a standard terminology of what was a duplicate record of original letter. Was this (intended to be) a murage grant or a licence to crenellate?
LUDLOW 3512 2746. Borough 1300 (BF, p. 151). 1334 Subsidy £240. Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 471). (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 06/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
