List of market towns in London

Market place in Kingston upon Thames
Historic market right is celebrated in Romford

This is a list of market towns that are now within the current area of Greater London.[1] That is, a settlement where the municipal corporation has a market right, received from the monarch. Dates indicate the earliest known charters. The use of the market rights has lapsed in some towns and in some cases the use of the right was later revived.

TownLocationLondon boroughCharterCoordinates
BarkingBarking MarketBarking and Dagenham1175[2]51°32′10″N 0°04′37″E / 51.536°N 0.077°E / 51.536; 0.077 (Barking)
BrentfordBrentford MarketHounslow1306[3]51°28′59″N 0°18′32″W / 51.483°N 0.309°W / 51.483; -0.309 (Brentford)
BromleyBromley MarketBromley1205[4]51°32′10″N 0°04′37″E / 51.536°N 0.077°E / 51.536; 0.077 (Bromley)
Chipping BarnetBarnet MarketBarnet1199[5]51°39′22″N 0°12′11″W / 51.656°N 0.203°W / 51.656; -0.203 (Barnet)
CroydonSurrey Street MarketCroydon1276[6]51°22′19″N 0°06′04″W / 51.372°N 0.101°W / 51.372; -0.101 (Croydon)
Edgwareno longer existsBarnetno charter[7]no longer exists
EnfieldEnfield MarketEnfield1303[8]51°39′07″N 0°04′55″W / 51.652°N 0.082°W / 51.652; -0.082 (Enfield)
Kingston upon ThamesKingston MarketKingston upon Thames1208[9]51°32′10″N 0°04′37″E / 51.536°N 0.077°E / 51.536; 0.077 (Kingston upon Thames)
RomfordRomford MarketHavering1247[10]51°34′44″N 0°10′52″E / 51.579°N 0.181°E / 51.579; 0.181 (Romford)
St Mary Crayno longer existsBromley1207[11]no longer exists
UxbridgeUxbridge Market (within The Mall Uxbridge)Hillingdon1180[12]51°32′46″N 0°28′52″W / 51.546°N 0.481°W / 51.546; -0.481 (Uxbridge)
Westminsterno longer existsWestminster1259[13]no longer exists
WoolwichWoolwich MarketGreenwich1620[14]51°29′24″N 0°04′08″E / 51.490°N 0.069°E / 51.490; 0.069 (Woolwich)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stow, W. (1772). "A List of all the Market Towns in England and Wales". Remarks on London. londonancestor.com. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "The ancient parish of Barking: Agrarian history, markets and fairs, A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5".
  3. ↑ "Brentford Markets and Growers".
  4. ↑ "Bromley Charter Market".
  5. ↑ "Barnet Market and Fair". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07.
  6. ↑ "Issue 10" (PDF). Your Croydon.
  7. ↑ "Edgware: Economic and social history, A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4".
  8. ↑ "Historical Information". The Old Enfield Charitable Trust.
  9. ↑ "Kingston Royal Walkabout".
  10. ↑ "Romford Town Centre".
  11. ↑ "Parishes: St Mary Cray, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2". 1797.
  12. ↑ "Conservation Area Reviews" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Westminster". Gazetteer of the British Isles.
  14. ↑ "Historic Woolwich".
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