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Ilchester
Hob Uid: 196504
Location : Somerset South Somerset Ilchester
Grid Ref : ST5211022715
Summary : Ilchester was a walled borough in Anglo-Saxon and Norman times and the second largest town in the county. Mentioned in 1086 and granted a charter in 1204. The defences are of Roman origin.
More information : Post-Conquest Ilchester. Component Cards. No. Description 34 Town Walls and Gates 35 Site of Castle 36 Civil War earthwork 37 Gaol 38 Whitehall Nunnery 39 Market Cross 40 Dominican Priory 41 St. Michael's Church (Site) 42 St. Mary's Church 43 Md. Mint. 44 St. Mary Minor Church 45 St. Margaret's Leper Hospital 46 Ilchester Bridge 47 Manor House Post-Conquest Ilchester Ilchester in Anglo-Saxon and Norman times was a walled borough and the second largest town in the county. There were, at the Domesday survey, 107 burgesses in Ilchester, 178 in Bath and 64 in Taunton. For details of the town, see map diagram and component cards. Ilchester is mentioned in 1086 when it has 107 burgesses paying the king 20s. In 1204 a charter of King John confirmed a lost charter of HenryII, which granted to the burgesses all the customs of Winchester. (2)

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Vol(s) : no.3 - 1948

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Town, Town Defences
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Charter granted in 1204
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Monument Start Date : 1204
Monument Type : Town, Town Defences
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 52 SW 12
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End Date : 1984-12-31

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End Date : 1990-12-31

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Ilchester