h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Uk Market Charters
A discussion below is a list of british markets (charter dates) this the economy of the islands.
It will be noted that the trade network was established prior to the conquest. Apart fom the north. where there is the highest concentration of post conquest market charters.
Anyone interested in a chat about this.

NORTH
Yorkshire:
York 700
Westmorland:
Appleby 1179
Northumberland:
Berwick Upon Tweed 1124
Leicestershire:
Leicester 1086 Melton Mowbray 1086
Lancashire:
Penwortham 1086
Durham:
Durham 1040
Cumberland:
Carlisle 1130
ALL POST Conquest apart from two York and Durham 1040 church cities with bishops and minsters


MIDLANDS
Lincolnshire:
Lincoln 924
Cheshire:
Chester 939
Derbyshire:
Derby 917
Huntingdonshire:
Huntingdon 917
Northamptonshire:
Towcester 917
Norfolk:
Norwich 924
Nottinghamshire:
Nottingham 918
Warwickshire:
Warwick 914
Suffolk:
Ipswich 973
Staffordshire:
Stafford 913 Tamworth 913
Shropshire:
Shrewsbury 901
Rutland:
Market Overton 1200
Worcestershire:
Worcester 899

All pre conquest apart from Market Overton 1200 Rutland:

SOUTH
Oxfordshire:
Oxford 924
Wiltshire:
Chisbury 900 Cricklade 900 Malmesbury 900 Wilton 900
Kent:
Canterbury 600
Middlesex:
London 650
Herefordshire:
Hereford 939
Somerset:
Axbridge 900 Bath 900 Langport 900 Watchet 900
Hampshire:
Southampton 750
Gloucestershire:
Gloucester 924
Essex:
Chipping Hill 912
Dorset:
Bridport 900 Wareham 900
Devon:
Halwell 900 Lydford 900 Pilton 900
Cambridgeshire:
Cambridge 973
Hertfordshire:
Hertford 912
Cornwall:
Launceston 979 St Stephens 979
Sussex:
Burpham 900 Chichester 900 Hastings 900 Lewes 900
Surrey:
Eashing 900 Southwark 900
Buckinghamshire:
Buckingham 914
Berkshire:
Wallingford 900
Bedfordshire:
Bedford 915

All pre conquest

WALES
Rhuddlan 921
One pre conquest

Would it seem too foreign and dense to simply respond with ... ummmmmm ... ?

Hi Nick
You need to have an interest.
I am hopeing that someone will have a view on the pre and post conquest economy of England as reflected in these charter grants (they are the earliest grants recorded for the county or town) and show the development of the trading economy and assume some trade with Europe.

Bob...

Okay, mate. Good luck.

We will see, you never know

What may help you somewhat, ideas, perspectives, etc, ... Post a bit of a query in the ASK forum? With a link to your journal here? You might get a much broader spectrum of folks giving things some thought. It's worked recently for "Leo" and a couple of entries.

I have done that feel free to check it out.

PS a good idea matey, I will delete the entry after yuor reply and go with ask H2G2

Nawww, leave it up, and let folks come to you. It's more likely to stay focused than the ASK thread. Even if not, you may get 2 running, and a lot of inputs. Just my two-pence (Canuck as they are ...)

Canuck money is of great value here

And I have a 2-quid coin that I carry in my pocket. Worth a lot to some friends. But it came from a special friend, and so is priceless to me.

I know what you mean you softie you

Leaving this thread now, in case someone with historic interests and knowledge come along. Bonne chance / with the research.

Catch you on another thread.