I visited Burford on my first trip to England in 1993. Thirty years later my memories of that charming, beautiful village are as clear as if it were yesterday. I stayed at the Golden Pheasant, visited the church, and heard the organist play while he practiced. Lovely town, lovely people!
Interesting. My curiosity is, I am surprised the streets are as wide as they are. You would have thought, if this layout was decided in medieval times, that the streets would be rather narrow, but I see many that are quite wide, even by today's standards. Thanks, - Jeff
Hi Jeff Thank you very much for your comment. I'm no expert, but I've discovered that Burford was granted one of the earliest market charters in the country during the late 11th or early 12th century by Robert Fitzhamon Earl of Gloucester, a relation of William the Conqueror. Around that time Burford, was carefully planned and burgage plots were allocated for homes and workplaces to be built fronting onto the market place. The High Street was left wide to allow for temporary stalls to be set up along the middle of the street allowing people and carts to pass either side during its weekly market and annual fairs. The local burgesses were quick to take advantage of the commercial opportunities that came their way. Burford’s market and location on the packhorse route to and from coastal ports made it an important and wealthy medieval town.
I visited Burford on my first trip to England in 1993. Thirty years later my memories of that charming, beautiful village are as clear as if it were yesterday. I stayed at the Golden Pheasant, visited the church, and heard the organist play while he practiced. Lovely town, lovely people!
Yay! Another video from Anne!! Always a joy to watch. Thank you for this brilliant content.
Thank you Catherine. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video about Burford. It’s a beautiful town with a lot of character.
Interesting. My curiosity is, I am surprised the streets are as wide as they are. You would have thought, if this layout was decided in medieval times, that the streets would be rather narrow, but I see many that are quite wide, even by today's standards. Thanks, - Jeff
Hi Jeff
Thank you very much for your comment. I'm no expert, but I've discovered that Burford was granted one of the earliest market charters in the country during the late 11th or early 12th century by Robert Fitzhamon Earl of Gloucester, a relation of William the Conqueror.
Around that time Burford, was carefully planned and burgage plots were allocated for homes and workplaces to be built fronting onto the market place. The High Street was left wide to allow for temporary stalls to be set up along the middle of the street allowing people and carts to pass either side during its weekly market and annual fairs. The local burgesses were quick to take advantage of the commercial opportunities that came their way.
Burford’s market and location on the packhorse route to and from coastal ports made it an important and wealthy medieval town.
@@AnneBartlett Ohh that makes sense! The story of High Street is definitely the answer. Thanks for the response! Cheers.
Love your videos thank you😀 would love to see more.
👍Thank you Elaine. Another video will be published soon.