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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SE 27 |
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| Type of record: | Place |
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| Name: | Hythe |
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Summary
Medieval Borough
| Grid Reference: | TR 154 347 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWN (TOWN, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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(Name centred TR 155 345) Hythe [NAT] (1) Hythe is first mentioned as six burgesses in Lyminge and 225 in Saltwood belonging to the borough of H in 1086. In 1156 a charter of Henry II confirmed 1205 by John ratifying all the customs of H from the time of Edward the Confessor. (2)
<1> OS 10,000 1976 (OS Card Reference). SKE48237.
<2> M.W. Beresford and H.P.R. Finberg, 1973, English medieval boroughs : a hand-list, Page Nos. 129 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6331.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 10,000 1976. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: M.W. Beresford and H.P.R. Finberg. 1973. English medieval boroughs : a hand-list. Page Nos. 129. |
