Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert c. 1193 About this time monks found a port where wool from their estates can be exported. It was called Wyke on Hull. 1279 Hull is granted the right to hold a market and a fair c. 1285 The Church of the Holy Trinity is built 1293 The king acquires Hull. It… Continue reading A Timeline of Hull

By Tim Lambert 1086 Bradford is a large village with a population of about 300. It later grows into a small market town. Wool and leather are made in the town. 1461 Bradford is granted the right to hold 2 annual fairs, a sign of its growing importance. 1557-58 Bradford is struck by the plague.… Continue reading A Timeline of Bradford

By Tim Lambert 1086 Cheltenham is a little village with a population of less than 200 1226 King Henry III gives Cheltenham the right to hold weekly markets and annual fairs 1660 Cheltenham has a population of about 1,500. The little town has a malting industry and a leather industry. Early 18th Century People in Cheltenham begin selling water… Continue reading A Timeline of Cheltenham Spa

By Tim Lambert c 685 St Aldhelm founds a monastery at Frome. A settlement grows up nearby. 934 The Witan (a kind of Saxon parliament) meets at Frome 1086 At this time Frome is a busy little market town with a population of around 600. Frome has 4 windmills so it is quite an important… Continue reading A Timeline of Frome

By Tim Lambert 1251 The village of Bolton is made into a town. Bolton is given a charter and is allowed to hold markets and an annual fair. 1516 Bolton Grammar School is founded. Bolton is a thriving little town. 1623 Bolton is struck by plague 1643 During the Civil War the royalists try to capture Bolton but they… Continue reading A Timeline of Bolton

By Tim Lambert 80 The Romans build a wooden fort on the site of Manchester 200 The wooden fort is replaced by a stone one. A little town has grown up by the fort. 407 The Roman army leaves Britain and Roman forts and towns are abandoned 1227 Manchester is granted an annual fair. The… Continue reading A Timeline of Manchester

By Tim Lambert 1086 Leeds is a small village with a population of around 200 1207 Maurice De Gant, the Lord of the Manor makes Leeds a small market town 1300 Leeds has a population of around 1,000 1552 A grammar school is founded in Leeds 1600 Leeds has a population of around 3,000 1626… Continue reading A Timeline of Leeds

By Tim Lambert 1086 Maidstone has a population of about 250 1250 Maidstone has grown into a small market town 1261 Maidstone is given a charter 1500 Maidstone has a population of about 2,000 1549 Maidstone is given a new charter. A grammar school opens. 1563 Maidstone is struck by plague 1580 Manufacturing wool flourishes… Continue reading A Timeline of Maidstone

By Tim Lambert 64 The Romans build a fort on the site of Gloucester 75 The Roman army moves on but the site of the fort is turned into a town for retired soldiers 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Roman towns go into a steep decline. 577 The Saxons capture Gloucester c. 680 The… Continue reading A Timeline of Gloucester

By Tim Lambert 75 AD The Romans build a fort next to the River Dee. A civilian settlement grows up outside the fort. 407 The Roman army leaves Britain and soon afterward Roman towns are abandoned 617 The Celts fight the Saxons at Chester. The Saxons then captured Chester. 893/94 An army of Danes winters… Continue reading A Timeline of Chester