Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales To 1516. Originally published by List and Index Society, Kew, 2005.
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Wales
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Place name |
Date of inception of market The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the market |
Date of inception of fair The date of the charter, grant or first recorded mention of the fair |
1334 Lay Subsidy The valuation of the town in the Lay Subsidy of 1334 |
| Aberavon / Aberafan | 1314 | 1373 | |
| Aberffraw | 1342 | 1342 | |
| Abergavenny / Y Fenni | 1255 | 1255 | |
| Abergele | 1311 | 1311 | |
| Abergwili | 1313 | 1290 | |
| Abergwyngregyn | 1339 | 1339 | |
| Aberystwyth | 1277 | 1277 | |
| Adpar | 1326 | 1326 | |
| Bala / Y Bala | 1310 | 1310 | |
| Bangor | 1211 | 1330 | |
| Beaumaris | 1296 | 1296 | |
| Boughrood | 1335 | 1335 | |
| Brecon / Aberhonddu | 1100 | 1308 | |
| Bridgend / Pen-y-bont Ar Ogwr | 1516 | ||
| Caerleon / Caerllion | 1296 | 1296 | |
| Caernarfon | 1284 | 1352 | |
| Caerphilly / Caerffili | 1281 | 1429 | |
| Caersws | 1300 | ||
| Caerwys | 1300 | 1300 | |
| Cardiff / Caerdydd | 1137 | 1147 | |
| Cardigan / Aberteifi | 1284 | 1227 | |
| Carmarthen / Caerfyrddin | 1200 | 1299 | |
| Castell Y Bere | 1284 | ||
| Cefnllys | 1297 | ||
| Chepstow / Cas-gwent | 1306 | ||
| Cilgerran | 1300 | ||
| Colwyn | 1299 | 1299 | |
| Conwy | 1284 | ||
| Cowbridge / Y Bont-faen | 1263 | 1296 | |
| Criccieth | 1284 | 0 | |
| Crickhowell | 1281 | 1281 | |
| Dale | 1293 | 1293 | |
| Deganwy | 1250 | 1250 | |
| Denbigh / Dinbych | 1285 | 1311 | |
| Dinas-mawddwy | 1393 | ||
| Dinefwr | 1280 | 1280 | |
| Dolforwyn | 1273 | ||
| Dolgellau | 1400 | ||
| Dryslwyn | 1287 | 1281 | |
| Dyserth | 1248 | ||
| Fagwyr Goch | 1293 | 1293 | |
| Felindre | 1383 | ||
| Flint / Y Fflint | 1284 | ||
| Glascwm | 1290 | 1290 | |
| Goldcliff | 1290 | ||
| Grosmont | 1250 | ||
| Harlech | 1284 | 1334 | |
| Haverfordwest / Hwlffordd | 1207 | 1207 | |
| Hay-on-wye / Y Gelli Gandryll | 1300 | ||
| Henllys | 1338 | 1338 | |
| Holt | 1315 | ||
| Holywell / Treffynnon | 1210 | 1292 | |
| Hope / Yr Hob | 1347 | ||
| Kenfig | 1188 | 1188 | |
| Kerry / Ceri | 1290 | ||
| Kidwelly / Cydweli | 1268 | 1268 | |
| Knighton / Tref Y Clawdd | 1304 | 1230 | |
| Knucklas / Cnwclas | 1246 | ||
| Lampeter / Llanbedr Pont Steffan | 1277 | 1285 | |
| Lamphey | 1290 | ||
| Laugharne | 1247 | 1247 | |
| Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr | 1279 | 1279 | |
| Llandaff | 1205 | 1205 | |
| Llanddew | 1290 | ||
| Llanddewi-brefi | 1281 | 1281 | |
| Llandeilo | 1326 | 1290 | |
| Llandovery / Llanymddyfri | 1185 | 1316 | |
| Llandrillo Yn Rhos | 1334 | 1334 | |
| Llandygwydd | 1290 | ||
| Llandysul | 1291 | 1291 | |
| Llanelli | 1200 | 0 | |
| Llanerchymedd | 1346 | ||
| Llanfaes | 1296 | ||
| Llanfair-discoed | 1308 | 1308 | |
| Llanfor | 1310 | 1310 | |
| Llanfyllin | 1293 | 1293 | |
| Llangadog | 1281 | 1281 | |
| Llangeitho | 1292 | 1292 | |
| Llangollen | 1284 | 1284 | |
| Llanidloes | 1280 | 1280 | |
| Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant | 1284 | 1284 | |
| Llanrwst | 1400 | ||
| Llansadwrn | 1335 | 1335 | |
| Llantrisant | 1262 | 1314 | |
| Llantwit Major / Llanilltud Fawr | 1300 | 1147 | |
| Llanyre | 1292 | 1292 | |
| Llawhaden | 1281 | 1281 | |
| Llysfaen | 1284 | 1284 | |
| Loughor | 1300 | ||
| Machynlleth | 1291 | 1291 | |
| Mathry | 1356 | 1356 | |
| Michaelchurch-on-arrow | 1354 | 1354 | |
| Monmouth / Trefynwy | 1200 | ||
| Montgomery / Trefaldwyn | 1223 | 1224 | |
| Narberth / Arberth | 1300 | 1282 | |
| Neath / Castell-nedd | 1258 | 1280 | |
| Nefyn | 1284 | 1355 | |
| New Moat | 1200 | 1290 | |
| New Radnor | 1300 | 1304 | |
| Newborough / Niwbwrch | 1303 | ||
| Newcastle Emlyn / Castell Newydd Emlyn | 1303 | 1308 | |
| Newport | 1132 | 1316 | |
| Newport / Trefdraeth | 1197 | 1197 | |
| Newtown / Y Drenewydd | 1280 | 1280 | |
| Nottage | 1426 | ||
| Overton / Owrtyn | 1279 | 1279 | |
| Painscastle | 1231 | 1299 | |
| Pembroke | 1100 | 1201 | |
| Presteigne / Llanandras | 1225 | 1225 | |
| Pwllheli | 1284 | 1284 | |
| Rachfynydd | 1290 | 1290 | |
| Raglan | 1354 | ||
| Rhayader / Rhaeadr Gwy | 1360 | 1360 | |
| Rhuddlan | 921 | ||
| Ruthin / Rhuthun | 1295 | 0 | |
| St Asaph / Llanelwy | 1379 | 1320 | |
| St Clears / Sancler | 1300 | ||
| St David's / Tyddewi | 1066 | 1260 | |
| St Harmon | 1281 | 1281 | |
| St Nicholas / Sain Nicolas | 1426 | ||
| Swansea / Bae Abertawe | 1100 | 1367 | |
| Talgarth | 1309 | 1309 | |
| Templeton | 1300 | ||
| Tenby / Dinbych-y-pysgod | 1100 | 1294 | |
| Trallong | 1290 | ||
| Trefin | 1290 | 1290 | |
| Trefnant | 1279 | 1279 | |
| Tregaron | 1292 | 1292 | |
| Trellech | 1288 | 1296 | |
| Tretower | 1298 | 1298 | |
| Tywyn | 1300 | 1420 | |
| Usk / Brynbuga | 1262 | ||
| Welshpool / Y Trallwng | 1252 | 1279 | |
| Whitland / Hendy-gwyn | 1314 | 1318 | |
| Wiston | 1200 | ||
| Wrexham / Wrecsam | 1331 | ||
| Ystradmeurig | 1300 |