Winchester was given a grant of murage dated 7/5/1241.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the mayor and good-men of Winchester of murage to be taken once a week, by view of the sheriff of Southampton, for three years from Midsummer.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 25). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
1906,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1232-47) Vol. 3 p. 250
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. 182
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, 'Winchester: Introduction',
VCH Hampshire Vol. 5 p. 1-9
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.
