By Tim Lambert Late 9th Century Alfred the Great creates a fortified settlement at Oxford 911 Oxford is first mentioned in writing. It is a small but flourishing market town. 1009 The Danes burn Oxford 1018 A conference is held at Oxford following a dispute over who is king of England 1072 The Normans build… Continue reading A Timeline of Oxford
Category: Timelines of History
A Timeline of Reading, Berkshire
By Tim Lambert 871 The Danes capture the settlement at Reading 1006 The Danes burn Reading 1086 Reading has a population of about 600 1125 Henry I builds Reading Abbey 1320 Reading has a population of around 1,300 1500 Making cloth is the main industry in Reading 1539 Henry VIII closes Reading Abbey 1550 Reading… Continue reading A Timeline of Reading, Berkshire
A Timeline of Kingston Upon Thames
By Tim Lambert 850 Kingston is a Saxon village with royal connections 900 Edward the Elder is crowned in Kingston 925 Athelstan is crowned in Kingston 940 Edmund is crowned in Kingston 946 Edred is crowned in Kingston 955 Edward is crowned in Kingston 971 Edward the Martyr is crowned in Kingston 1066 Kingston is… Continue reading A Timeline of Kingston Upon Thames
A Timeline of Lichfield
By Tim Lambert 669 The Bishop of Mercia makes his seat at Lichfield 12th Century The Bishop of Chester founds a new town at Lichfield 1237 Franciscan friars arrive in Lichfield 1291 Lichfield is badly damaged by a fire but it is rebuilt. Lichfield is a small town with a population of about 1,500. 1424 Milleys Hospital is built at… Continue reading A Timeline of Lichfield
A Timeline of Manchester
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
A Timeline of Eastleigh
By Tim Lambert 932 A hamlet named East leah is mentioned 1838 A railway is built through the area and a small station opens by the hamlet of Barton. Later the railway company builds houses for its employees by the station. 1852 A cheese market opens by the station 1864 The first speculative houses are built at Eastleigh 1868 The… Continue reading A Timeline of Eastleigh
A Timeline of Fareham
By Tim Lambert 6th Century The Saxons found a village on a hill. They call it Ferne ham or Fern village. 1086 At the time of the Domesday Book Fareham is a village with two watermills 1265 Fareham is a little town and port. Wine is imported and timber is exported. 1660 Fareham is a… Continue reading A Timeline of Fareham
A Timeline of Great Yarmouth
By Tim Lambert 5th Century AD The Angles found Great Yarmouth 1086 Great Yarmouth is a little town with a population of several hundred 1209 King John grants Great Yarmouth a charter. The port is flourishing and herring fairs are held there. 1297 Ships from Great Yarmouth fight ships from Kent. Yarmouth is now a… Continue reading A Timeline of Great Yarmouth
A Timeline of Harrogate
By Tim Lambert 1631 St John’s Well is discovered 1680 Harrogate is slowly growing as visitors come for its medicinal wells 1749 As the community grows a chapel dedicated to St John Chapel is built 1786 Wedderburn House is built 1788 A theatre is built in Harrogate 1826 Bath Hospital is built 1831 Christ Church… Continue reading A Timeline of Harrogate
A Timeline of Horsham
By Tim Lambert In 2022 the population of Horsham was 50,000. 1086 Horsham is a large village 13th Century Horsham grows into a little town with 2 weekly markets and an annual fair 1532 A grammar school is founded in Horsham 1560 Plague strikes Horsham 1574 Plague strikes Horsham again 1673 Horsham is described as… Continue reading A Timeline of Horsham