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SOMERTON
Catalogue reference: T\PH\vch/28
What’s it about?
This record is a file about the SOMERTON dating from 1765-1796.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust).
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust).
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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T\PH\vch/28
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Title (The name of the record)
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SOMERTON
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Date (When the record was created)
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1765-1796
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Description (What the record is about)
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Xerox copy of Somerton Borough court book containing yearly court leet and view of frankpledge, held in Oct. each year. Proceedings incl. lists of tenants, jurors and officers (bailiffs, constables, assessors of bread and beer, searchers and sealers of leather, hayward, and well wardens for 4 named wells), copyhold admittances, and jury presentments. Matters presented incl. persons liable to serve offices by rotation of burgages, persons tying horses in the Market Place and allowing pigs to run loose, obstruction of public paths and wells, deposit of rubbish, and recommendation for the erection of stocks or pillory, 1778. 90 fos
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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[From the records of the Earl of Ilchester at the Dorset R.O.: ref.D. 124].
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 vol
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e1bd7682-f383-4dfc-a1f9-c3e372c2a79f/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)
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MISCELLANEOUS COPY SOMERSET DOCUMENTS COLLECTED BY THE VICTORIA COUNTY HISTORY FOR...
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SOMERTON