Monument record 1842/4/1 - Fair Close

{2} The enclosures to the north of the manor appear to represent relatively late enclosure of open field land, with the northernmost close certainly containing ridge and furrow aligned east/west. Fair Close probably has a similar origin. The presence of several structures at the south west corner of Fair Close may be late development in some way related to the Fair.
In 1849 a large fair was still being held on the first Tuesday after Michaelmas, another on the first Tuesday in May, for shoes and pedlary etc, while another had been held on the 5th August but this had fallen into disuse despite attempts to revive it. In the 1930s the same two fairs were still being held.

{3}1245 Fair of St James Continued in 1849.

<1> 1781 (circa), Thrapston Inclosure Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100461.

<2> Foard G., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Thrapston (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100460.

<3> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Overview, Appendix 2 (unchecked) (Report). SNN103118.

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Mar 11 2015 6:17PM