Information for record number MWA8897:
Medieval market place at Monks Kirby

Summary The site of a market of Medieval date. The market may have been held in the open and adjacent to the priory precinct and church at Monks Kirby even before the granting of the charter by Henry III in 1266.
What Is It?  
Type: Market, Fair
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Monks Kirby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 46 83
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The Monks at Monks Kirby were granted a charter by Henry III in 1266. The market may have been held on the open land adjacent to the priory precinct and church even before the granting of the charter.
2 Grant of charter for Wednesday market, 30 July 1266 by Henry III to Prior and Convent of Kirkeby. To be held at manor. On 8 March 1305 Edward I granted the Prior and Convent a Tuesday market in lieu. The grant of the Tuesday market was confirmed 18th Jan 1400. Fair - vigil feast morrow granted John the Baptist (24 June) 30 July 1266 by Henry III to Prior and Convent of Kirkeby. To be held at manor. The grant was confirmed on 18th Jan 1400.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516 (Warwickshire)
Author/originator: Institute of Historical Research (CMH)
Date: 2005
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwickshire
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Bridging the Gap: Recent Research on Rural and Urban Settlement Forms in Medieval Warwickshire
Author/originator: Lilley K
Date: 1995
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument PRECINCT * The ground immediately surrounding a place, particularly a religious building. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FAIR * A site where a periodical gathering of buyers, sellers and entertainers, meet at a time ordained by charter or statute or by ancient custom. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back

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