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- King Henry I established the borough of East Retford in 1105 and it was granted a Royal Charter by Henry III in 1246 allowing a market to be held each Thursday.
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May 8, 2024 · Retford, is one of the oldest boroughs in England, the first documentary evidence of Retford was found in the Domesday Survey of 1086. King Henry I established the borough of East Retford in...
- History of Retford Town Hall
In 1755 a Town Hall was built on the site of the old Moot...
- History of Retford Town Hall
East Retford was established as a new town on the east side of the Idle in the early twelfth century; the town's charter trustees and Bassetlaw District Council say it was founded as a borough in 1105, although the earliest charter referring to it as a borough dates from the thirteenth century.
The Primitive Methodist chapel was originally a theatre, built in 1789, and became a chapel in 1843. The grammar school was founded by Edward VI., was rebuilt in 1857 at a cost of over £10,000, and has an endowed income of from £250 to £300.
- East Retford, Nottinghamshire
The industrial establishments include iron foundries and papermills. East Retford (the parliamentary limits of which were extended in 1832 so as to include the entire wapentake of Basset-law) continuously sent 2 members to Parliament from 1571 until 1885.
East Retford is a well-built town, with a spacious market place in the centre, a handsome town hall, a corn exchange, and a grammar school. It carries on a considerable trade in horses, cattle, cheese, and hops. The industrial establishments include iron foundries and papermills.
2 days ago · The town and borough of East Retford is the kings town, and hath been an ancient borough, as appears by a grant made by king Edward the first, who granted the town in fee farm to the burgesses of the same, paying ten pounds per annum, giving them power to chuse bayliffs for the government of the said town. Henry the third granted them a fair.
In 1878 the East Retford Borough Act ended the centuries of coterminosity of the borough and parish and allowed the town’s boundaries to encompass the parishes of West Retford and Ordsall and the hamlets of Bolham, Moorgate and Little Gringley.
