Yorkshire

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

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"Yorkshire". Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales To 1516. Ed. Samantha Letters (Kew, 2005), British History Online. Web. 5 February 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/list-index-soc/markets-fairs-gazetteer-to-1516/yorkshire.

Yorkshire

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
Aberford 1251 1251 9.75
Adlingfleet 1220 1260 45
Aldborough 1332 1332 16.67
Aldbrough 1281 1281 22.5
Almondbury 1294 1294 12
Appletreewick 1310 17.25
Barnsley 1249 1249 23.25
Barton Le Street 1246 1246 7.5
Bawtry 1215 1213 45
Bedale 1251 1251 20
Beverley 1128 1121 105
Bingley 1212 41.25
Birdforth 1253 1253 21
Bolton By Bowland 1352 1352 17.25
Boroughbridge 1145 1293 30
Bowes 1245 1245 30
Bradford 1251 1294 15
Braithwell 1289 1289 18
Brandesburton 1286 1286 50
Bridlington 1200 1200 95
Brignall 1265 1265 15
Brompton 1253 1253 82.5
Brough 1239 1239 10
Burneston 1300 1300 27
Burton Agnes 1257 1257 50
Burton In Lonsdale 1293 1293 10.5
Buttercrambe 1200 1200 22.5
Campsall 1294 1294 106.5
Carnaby 1299 1299 71.25
Carperby 1305 1305 30
Cliffe 1265 1265 15
Coatham 1257 1257
Conisbrough 1200 16.5
Constable Burton 1321 1321 9.75
Cottingham 1199 1200 330
Coxwold 1304 1304 22.5
Croft 1299 1299 22
Doncaster 1152 1200 255
Drax 1272 44
Easingwold 1221 1291 46.67
East Witton 1218 1307 42.5
Egton 1269 1269 41.25
Elland 1317 1317 6.75
Embsay 1179 11.25
Emley 1253 1253 10
Faxfleet 1301 1301 15.75
Filey 1221 1240 60
Gisburn 1260 1260 15
Grassington 1281 1281 17.25
Great Ayton 1253 1253 35.25
Great Driffield 1228 1293 113.5
Guisborough 1263 1263 60
Hampsthwaite 1304 1304
Harewood 1209 1209 24
Harthill 1238 40
Hedon 1115 1272 106.67
Helmsley 1210 1353 57
Hemingbrough 1295 1295 37.5
Hessle 1254 130
Holme On Spalding Moor 1301 1301 75
Hooton Pagnell 1254 1254 34.5
Hornsea 1257 1358 50
Hovingham 1252 1252 31.5
Howden 1297 1200 120
Hunmanby 1231 102
Hutton Cranswick 1310 1310
Ilkley 1253 1253 11.25
Keighley 1305 1305 11.25
Kexby 1347 1347 20
Kildale 1253 1253 15
Kilham 1227 1227 122.5
Kingston Upon Hull 1279 1279 333.33
Kirkburn 1371 1371 45
Kirkby Malzeard 1307 1307 49.75
Kirkby Moorside 1179 1254 107.5
Knaresborough 1168 1293 26.5
Laughton En Le Morthen 1253 1253 20
Leconfield 1383 1383 17.25
Leeds 1207 1207 54.75
Leven 1270 1135
Lowthorpe 1304 1304 18.75
Lund 1257 1257 67.5
Lythe 1220 1220 22.5
Market Weighton 1252 1311 120
Masham 1251 1251 25.5
Middleham 1389 1389 11.25
Nafferton 1224 45
New Malton 1179 1295 50
Newton Garth 1175
Newton On Ouse 1282 1282 50
North Duffield 1253 1253 48.75
North Newbald 1348 1348 125
Northallerton 1298 1200 60
Nostell 1119
Osgodby 1302 1302 37.5
Otley 1227 1223 22.5
Pannal 1304 1304
Pateley Bridge 1320 1320
Patrington 1223 1310 105
Penisale 1290 1290
Pickering 1201 1291 90
Pickhill 1307 1307 27
Pocklington 1299 1245 144.5
Pontefract 1086 1257 270
Ravenserodd 1251 1251 150
Redcar 1366
Reeth 1513
Riccall 1350 1350 58.44
Richmond 1145 1155 75
Ripley 1357 1357 11.25
Ripon 1194 1129 170
Rotherham 1283 1208 60
Rothwell 1408 1408 24
Scampston 1253 1253 9.25
Scarborough 1155 1253 333.33
Seamer 1382 1382 64.94
Sedbergh 1251 1251 16.5
Selby 1293 1293 120
Settle 1249 1249 20
Sheffield 1296 1296 107.5
Sherburn 1256 42.5
Sherburn In Elmet 1223 1227 90
Sheriff Hutton 1378 1378 15.12
Sigglesthorne 1314
Sinnington 1303 1303 9
Skelton 1227 1319 30
Skipsea 1175 1297 30
Skipton 1266 6
Slaidburn 1294 18.75
Sledmere 1303 1303 110
Snaith 1223 90
South Cave 1184 1253 71.25
South Dalton 1483
South Kilvington 1257 1257 13.5
Stainforth 1348 1348 18
Stamford Bridge 1243 1204
Stokesley 1281 1224 18
Stonegrave 1257 1257 15
Studley Royal 1344 1344 18.75
Swinefleet 1305 1305
Tadcaster 1271 1271 30
Terrington 1302 1302 30
Thirsk 1145 1293 90
Thorner 1245 1245 21
Thornhill 1317 1317 18.75
Thornton Dale 1281 1281 45
Thornton In Craven 1300 1300 21.75
Thwing 1257 1257 62.25
Tickhill 1086 187.5
Tollerton 1291 1291 22.5
Topcliffe 1327 1327 18.63
Wadsley 1307 1307
Wakefield 1195 1204 90
Walshford 1227 1227
Wansford 1304 1304 28.5
Warter 1251 1251 70
Wath Upon Dearne 1312 1312 22
Wensley 1202 1318 16.5
West Heslerton 1253 1253 27.75
Wetherby 1240 1240 13.5
Whitby 1122 1122 195
Whitgift 1232 1232 24
Whorlton 1269 1269 18
Withernsea 1338 1338 27.5
Womersley 1346 1346 71.25
Woodkirk 1135
Wortley 1307 1307 21
Yarm 1273 1368 135
York 700 1140 1620
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