January 1, 1970

Medieval Fairs and Markets in Crowle

By Angus Townley

CROWLE. 1334 Subsidy £75.69.

Market (Charter)
Wednesday;
granted 1 May 1305, by King Edward I to Abbot and Chapter of Selby. This grant was made in lieu of a market at the manor of Garthorpe, Lincolnshire (q.v.) previously granted by King Edward I to the Abbot and Chapter of Selby. on 10 Feb 1441, King Henry VI granted the Abbot and Chapter of Selby that the day of the market be changed to Monday (CChR, 1300–26, p. 53; CChR, 1427–1516, p. 12).

Fair (Charter)
Vigil feast and morrow of St Oswald (5 Aug);
granted 1 May 1305, by King Edward I to Abbot and Chapter of Selby. This grant was made in lieu of a fair at the manor of Garthorpe, Lincolnshire (q.v.), previously granted by King Edward I to the Abbot and Chapter of Selby.

Fair (Charter)
Vigil feast and morrow of St Martin in the winter (11 Nov);
granted 10 Feb 1441, by King Henry VI to Abbot and Chapter of Selby, that there should be ‘another’ fair on vfm Martin in the winter (CChR, 1427–1516, p. 12). It is not clear whether this was a replacement for that granted in 1305, or an extra fair.

This information is from;
Samantha Letters, online Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England Wales to 1516 (http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.html): Lincolnshire (Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research: Last updated: 23 February, 2005).