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Grimsby (Grimesbi) was given a grant of murage dated 9/5/1268.

This was in the form of:-

Wording
Grant to the mayor, bailiffs and good men of Grimesbi of murage for five years from the Invention of the Holy Cross, 52 Henry III.

Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 52). Granted at Westminster.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1913, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1266-72) Vol. 6 p. 226 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. 119

Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 08/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.

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