Newcastle-upon-Tyne was given a grant of murage dated 21/3/1265.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
Grant to the bailiffs and good men of Newcastle on Tyne, of murage for seven years from Easter.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 49). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 415
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. 104n1
Comments
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE 4258 5646. Borough 1100x35 (BF, p. 145). Mint 1135-54. Newcastle upon Tyne, named from the castle first erected in c.1080, grew rapidly in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries on account of its maritime trade, especially in coal. It made a fine to avoid paying the tenth in the Lay Subsidy of 1334 (Glasscock, p. 219). Market town c.1600 (Everitt, p. 468). Fair 1587, Lady day in Lent (presumably 25 Mar), Ascension day (Harrison, p. 393). (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 07/01/2009. Last updated on 04/06/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
