Hereford (Herefordie) was given a grant of murage dated 8/10/1224.
This was in the form of:-
Wording
De auxilio habendo ad villam Herefordie claudendam. Burgenses Herefordie habent litteras duraturas usque in tres annos a die Omnium Sanctorum anno regni domini regis nono de auxilio habendo ad villain suam claudendam, in forma quam burgenses Salopie habent in hoc rotulo. Teste rege, apud Hereford, iiij die Octobris, anno viij.
Granted by Henry III. (Regnal year 8). Granted at Hereford.
Primary Sources
Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901,
Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1216-25) Vol. 1 p. 473
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. 205
Record created by Philip Davis. This record created 04/01/2009. Last updated on 03/05/2012. First published online 5/01/2013.
