Monument record SWD 051 - Southwold
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5077 7614 (525m by 794m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM57NW |
| Civil Parish | SOUTHWOLD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Medieval town of Southwold, defined from historic maps and locations of listed buildings.
1222, grant of market to the Abbot of St Edmunds.
1226/27, grant of market and fair to be held on the eve and day of St Philip and St Jacob (30th April).
1490, permission granted to hold a second fair.
Fairs held: Trinity Fair (three days following Trinity Sunday), St Bartholomews Fair (held in front of the church on Bartholomews Green on the 24th August).
1504 charter given for 2 weekly markets and 2 annual fairs (S1,S2).
After Southwold map 1588 (S3).
After 17th century map of Southwold (S4).
After Hodskinson's map of 1783 (S5).
2015: Area to the south of the town extended following a geophysical survey that identified possible medieval structures and roadways on Gun Hill (S6).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF50087 Bibliographic reference: Dymond D and Martin E. 1999. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk (revised edition). Scarfe N, 'Medieval and Later Markets', 76-7.
- <S2> SSF50019 Bibliographic reference: Goult W. 1990. A Survey of Suffolk Parish History.
- <S3> SSF50513 Map: Becker J. Southwold 1588.
- <S4> SSF50514 Map: Wakes, R.. 1839. Southwold and its Vacinity. Southwold in the 16th century.
- <S5> SSF7563 Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
- <S6> SSF57332 Unpublished document: Bescoby, D.. 2015. Gun Hill and Silkman's Hill, Southwold: A Geophysical Investigation.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2016 10:21AM