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In 1387 May 8, William de la Zouche of Totteneys was granted, by Richard II, (In year 10 of his reign) a Royal licence to crenellate Haryngworth (Harringworth Manor)

The wording of this licence is;

"Grant, of special grace, and so far as the king can, to William de la Zouche of Totnes of licence to fortify his manor of Haryngworth with a wall of stone and mortar and to crenellate and turret the same and make a castle thereof and hold it as such to him and his heirs; and that he and his heirs shall have a yearly fair there on the vigil, the day and the morrow of the nativity of St. John the Baptist, and a weekly market there on Tuesday."

Granted at Reading, by privy seal.


Manor house licensed 1387 and 1431. The 1387 charter grants to William de la Zouche of Totteneys (Totnes) licence to crenellate, turellate, &c. the site of his manor of Haryngworth, and to hold a fair there, yearly, for three days. Dated at Redyng.


Original source is

(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms.)


Significant later source are;


More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.

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