The Sandbrook Vaults
The Community Pub in the Heart of Town
History of the Town
Year |
Event |
650 |
Draitune in Hals - Saxon settlement established |
950 |
Wooden Church built on site |
1086 |
Named Great Drayton in Doomsday Book |
1245 |
Henry 111 granted market and fair for both Cheshire Street and High Street |
1246 |
Charter granted for weekly Wednesday market and annual fair to take place on the 7th, 8th and 9th September |
1292 |
Charter granted by Edward v1 to extend existing market |
1296 |
Dispute over a lawsuit results in a fatal fight on the church steps |
1459 |
As part of the 'War of the Roses' between the houses of Lancaster and York the Battle of Blore Heath takes place on 22nd September between Lord Audley (House of Lancaster, 10000 men) and the Earl of Salisbury (House of York, 5000 men) |
1539 |
As part of Henry v111 dissolution of the monasteries Combermere Abbey dissolved . Sir Roland Hill took over the lease and became Lord of Drayton. 10 years later he became the Lord Mayor of London |
1640 |
Civil War broke out between Charles 1 Cavaliers and Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads |
1645 |
Charles 1 passes through Market Drayton on the 21st May |
1650 |
The plague kills 5 people in Market Drayton |
1651 |
The 'Great Fire of Market Drayton' destroys 140 homes on the 13th August |
1681 |
Smallpox kills 15 people in Market Drayton |
1725 |
Robert Clive (aka Clive of India) born at Styche Hall on the 29th September |
1774 |
Market Drayton acquires its first fire engine |
1817 |
The first gingerbread made from the spices brought back by Robert Clive |
1824 |
The Buttercross is built |
1835 |
The Shropshire Union Canal is completed |
1872 |
Smithfield cattle market built to take the animals off the street |
1880's |
The Great Western Railway builds through Market Drayton as part of the London to Manchester Line. Closed by Beeching 9th September 1963 |
Resources of information for the town history have come from 'Shropshire's Wonderful Markets' by George Evans and
'The Folklore of Shropshire' by Roy Palmer
More resources
www.the-gingerbread-line.co.uk
Anybody wishing to share interesting facts or correct mistakes can
e-mail us with this information, we would be glad to hear from you.
E-mail us at: research@sandbrookvaults.co.uk
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