Great Yarmouth was given a grant of murage dated 20/11/1458.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and burgesses of Great Yarmouth of murage for ten years, to be applied by survey of Walter, bishop of Norwich.
Granted by Henry VI. (Regnal year 37). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1452-61) Vol. 6 p. 468
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. 139
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 25/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
