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Britain's Most Historic Towns is a history TV programme first aired as a series of six episodes beginning 7 April 2018. The premise of each episode was that presenter Professor Alice Roberts and contributor Dr Ben Robinson would provide evidence and stories to back up that week's featured town's claim to be the most historic town from some period in British history.
The economics of English towns and trade in the Middle Ages is the economic history of English towns and trade from the Norman invasion in 1066, to the death of Henry VII in 1509. Although England's economy was fundamentally agricultural throughout the period, even before the invasion the market economy was important to producers.
The first walls built in the early 14th century under Edward I were 2 mi (3.2 km) long. Replaced in 1560 by a set of Italian-inspired walls with 5 large stone bastions, the walls are today the best-preserved post-medieval town defences in England. [7] Beverley: East Riding of Yorkshire One gatehouse survives
Berwick's town walls were built in the early 14th century under Edward I, following his capture of the city from the Scots. [1] When complete they stretched 2 miles (3.2 km) in length and were 3 feet 4 inches thick and up to 22 feet (6.7 m) high, protected by a number of smaller towers, up to 60 feet (18 m) tall. [2]
The oldest inhabited building in the town is believed to be the former maltings at 1 Myddleton Place. The 15th-century building with a courtyard garden was used by the Youth Hostel Association from 1947 to 2010. [21] It is now used for functions. [22] Pevsner described it as: "without doubt, the best medieval house of Saffron Walden". [23]
Bishop's Waltham (or Bishops Waltham) is a medieval market town situated at the source of the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. [2] It has a foot in the South Downs National Park and is located at the midpoint of a long-established route between Winchester and Portsmouth.
Malmesbury (/ ˈ m ɑː (l) m z b ər i /) is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately 14 miles (23 km) west of Swindon, 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bristol, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Chippenham.
Nantwich (/ ˈ n æ n t w ɪ tʃ / NAN-twitch) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England.It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture.