Somerset

Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales To 1516. Originally published by List and Index Society, Kew, 2005.

Citation:

'Somerset', in Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales To 1516, ed. Samantha Letters( Kew, 2005), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/list-index-soc/markets-fairs-gazetteer-to-1516/somerset [accessed 23 November 2024].

Place name	Date of inception of market The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the market	Date of inception of fair The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the fair	1334 Lay Subsidy The valuation of the town in the Lay Subsidy of 1334
Ashill	1277	1277	18
Axbridge	900	1279	45
Babington		1285	50
Backwell	1270	1270	75.47
Badgworth	1243		18
Barton Street		1304
Barwick	1231	1228	30
Bath	900	1102	133.33
Beckington	1318	1318	10.5
Beer Crowcombe	1231	1231	16.75
Bishops Lydeard	1291	1291	23
Brean	1254	1254	18
Bridgwater	1200	1200	260
Broadway	1304	1304	34.88
Brompton Regis	1348	1348	39
Broomfield		1259	22.5
Bruton	1017		95
Buckland Denham	1239	1239	45.5
Buckland St Mary		1344	2.63
Burnham		1285	45
Bury		1478
Cadbury	1009
Castle Cary	1468	1468	135
Chard	1234	1271	54.69
Charlton Horethorne	1252	1252	75
Charterhouse Hinton		1272	15
Cheddar	1254	1254	40.46
Chedzoy	1314	1314	75
Chewton Mendip	1348	1348	90
Churchstanton	1223		37.5
Clevedon	1346	1346	38.47
Compton Dundon	1289	1289
Creech St Michael	1269	1269	165
Crewkerne	997	1280	137.88
Crowcombe	1227	1227	44.13
Cucklington	1304	1304	60
Curry Mallet	1323	1323	45
Ditcheat	1332	1332	45
Downend	1225
Dulverton	1306	1306	31.5
Dunster	1197		31.17
Enmore	1401	1401	25.5
Faulkland	1263	1263
Frome	1029	1270	129.94
Glastonbury	1319	1129	185
Halse	1290		41.13
Hambridge		1304	33.25
Hamdon Hill		1122
Haselbury Plucknett	1265		23.5
Hatch Beauchamp	1301	1301	33.75
Huntspill		1302	170
Ilchester	973	1189	20
Ilminster	1086		53.88
Keynsham	1303	1189	52.78
Kilve	1296	1296	15.75
Langport	900	1344	40
Langridge	1272	1272	37.75
Long Sutton		1267	51.75
Lopen		1201	27.25
Lyncombe		1304	46.5
Lyng	925	1349	30.75
Marston Magna	1260	1248	30
Martock	1247	1302	51
Merriott		1243	80
Merryfield	1275
Midsomer Norton	1242	1248	22.5
Milborne Port	997	1397	30
Milverton	1086	1280	57.5
Montacute	1102	1246	32
Muchelney		1280	60
Nether Stowey	1225	1304	6.67
Nether Weare	1243	1298	14
Newport	1349		6.25
North Curry	1205	1337	55
North Petherton	1318	1318	30
Norton St Philip	1285	1272	15
Nunney	1260	1260	60
Old Cleeve	1466	1466	30.75
Pawlett		1257	12
Pensford	1347	1347
Perry		1296	31.5
Porlock	1366	1366	22.75
Portbury	1348	1348	89.47
Queen Camel	1264	1264	30.67
Rackley	1189
Redcliff	1170
Rode	1283	1283	61.5
Sampford Brett	1306	1306	10
Shepton Beauchamp	1260	1260	22.5
Shepton Mallet	1219	1235	158.5
Shipham	1309	1309
Somerton	1226	1226	59.88
South Petherton	1044	1213	61.75
Stapleford Fitzpaine	1233	1233	45
Stoford	1273	1348	8.42
Stogursey	1225	1301	20.08
Stratton On The Fosse	1267	1267	20
Taunton	951	1256	101.67
Temple Gate	1306
Thorne St Margaret		1243
Thurlbear		1314	20
Tintinhull	1319	1183	32.75
Ubley	1318	1318	30
Watchet	900	1244	11.17
Weare	1218	1241	35
Wedmore	1255	1255	107
Wellington	1330		21.5
Wells	1180	1166	190
West Harptree	1414	1414	90
West Lydford	1260	1260	30
Weston In Gordano		1271
Weston Zoyland	1332	1332	135.06
Westover	1304	1304	15.75
Whatley		1442	45.75
White Down		1361
Whitelackington		1268	26.75
Wincanton	1235		90
Winsham	1262	1262	18.63
Wiveliscombe	1285	1285	90
Wraxall	1291	1291	118.38
Wrington	1332	1332	150
Yarlington	1314	1314	36.75
Yeovil	1275		48.75
Yeovilton		1254	20