Oxford (Oxonie) was given a grant of murage dated 18/8/1227.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De clausura ville Oxonie.—Terminus literarum domini regis, quas homines Oxonie habent de auxilio ad villam suam claudendam, prolongatur usque in duos annos a festo Sancti Michaelis anno etc. undecimo.
Teste rege, apud Wudestock, xviij die Augusti, anno etc. eodem.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 11). Granted at Woodstock.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1903,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1225-32) Vol. 2 p. 138
online copy
Secondary Sources
Coulson, Charles, 2009,
Murage Grants (Handwritten list and notes)
Hassall, T.G., 1979, ‘City walls, gates, and postems’, in A Crossley (ed),
VCH Oxford Vol. 4, The City of Oxford (OUP for the Institute of Historical Research) p. 300-4
online copyTurner, H.L., 1971,
Town Defences in England and Wales (London) p. 122
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 05/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
