Monument record 953/50 - Medieval/Post Medieval Tenement Group South of High Street (Market Place Infill)

{1} In 1294-5 there was an income of 4/1d from three stalls (selda) in the market held at farm and a further two stalls, presumably within the market place, for sale of woollen cloth(?) which were farmed for 2/-. In 1303 there was an income of 13/4d from the toll of the market and from the stalls (selda) in the market. In 1310 the toll of the market and the rent of the stalls (selda) was worth 6/8d. The absence of specific reference to stalls in 1343-4 may be because the tenants who then held the market at farm collected the income. By 1368 there is no longer any reference to income from the stalls.
It is possible, as elsewhere, that the island of buildings within the market place represents the site of the medieval shops which lay on the market.

<1> FOARD G., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Long Buckby (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Report). SNN100746.

Record last edited

Jan 27 2015 6:45PM