RETFORD (officially EAST RETFORD)

This article appears in Volume V23, Page 202 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RAY-RHU

RETFORD (officially EAST RETFORD) , a market town and municipal borough in the Bassetlaw parliamentary division of

Nottinghamshire

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, or NOTTS

, England, 1381 m. N. by W. from London by the Great Northern railway, the station being a junction with the Great Central railway. Pop. (1901) 12,340. The church of St Swithin dates from the 13th century, but was rebuilt in 1658 by a brief granted by Richard Cromwell. Modern buildings are the town

hall

, the corn exchange, the court

house

, and the covered markets. There is a large trade in corn and cheese, and the town possesses iron foundries,

paper

PAPER
PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

and corn mills, and india-rubber works. The town is governed by a mayor, 6 aldermen, and 18 councillors. Area, 4656 acres.
The situation of Retford (Redforde, Ratford), near one of the Roman roads and on the river Idle, where there was possibly a ford, may account for its origin. In Io86 the archbishop of

York

1 Per Jesse', M.R. Talbot v. Frere (1879), L.R. 9. C.D. 568, 574.
2 In re Williams; Holder v. Williams (19o4), I Ch. 52.owned a mill at Retford, and Roger de Busli had rights here. Retford was a borough by

prescription

PRESCRIPTION

, and was in the hands of the crown when, in I276, Edward I. granted it to the burgesses in fee-farm with the right of electing bailiffs. This charter was confirmed by Edward III., Henry VI. and Elizabeth. In 1607
James I. granted a charter of incorporation to the bailiffs and urgesses, under which the town was governed until 1835, when it was reincorporated under a mayor. East Retford returned two members to parliament in 1315, and again from 1572 till 1885, when it was disfranchised. Henry III. granted the burgesses an eight-days' fair at Holy Trinity, altered by Edward II. to St Gregory. Edward III. granted a six-days' fair at St Margaret, and Henry VI. a four-days' fair at St Matthew. Fairs are now held in March, June, July and December. The market held on Saturdays by

prescription

PRESCRIPTION

was sanctioned by Edward III. and still exists.

End of Article: RETFORD (officially EAST RETFORD)

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/RAY_RHU/RETFORD_officially_EAST_RETFOR.html">
RETFORD (officially EAST RETFORD)
</a>

(Previous)
RETENE (methyl isopropyl phenanthrene), C18H

(Next)
RETHEL

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification . DHA Solutions . PB Happy Hour Specials . Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass . The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained . Home Equity Loans . First Aid and CPR Online . San Diego Music Lessons . 10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings . Blow Up Your Site (For Free!) . San Diego DUI Lawyers . Jason Gastrich . Jordan Faith Gastrich . Divorce Secrets Revealed . Post Your Ad Link Free . San Diego Soccer Training . JCSM . Download Sermons . Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign . Christian Singles Dating . Christian T-Shirts . Healing Christian Prayer . Bumper Authority . Personalized Blogs and Email . San Diego Haircuts . The Do the Math Diet . Stop Twitter Spam . Christian Conservative Work at Home Network . The Website of the Lord