Timeline of Birmingham History - 1200 - 1299

1299

  • 1218: Flaxeye Farm in Stechford is mentioned.
  • 1221: The manorial mill of King's Norton is recorded as being in the possession of Richard Clark.
  • 1231: A manorial mill at Edgbaston is recorded.
  • 1249: A ford over the River Cole is recorded.
  • 1250: A road from Birmingham to Saltley and Castle Bromwich is recorded in a deed.
  • 1250: William de Birmingham is granted permission to hold a four day fair in Birmingham during Ascensiontide annually.
  • 1260: Summer Lane, a road leading to Perry and Walsall, is recorded.
  • 1263: A church is documented at the site of the current St. Martin's Church.
  • 1273: Several mills are recorded to be in existence in Northfield.
  • 1276: Crossing of the River Rea at Deritend is reported.
  • 1282: Two roads are mentioned as passing through Yardley and converging at Deritend Bridge.
  • 1290: A lane crossing the River Tame at Salford Bridge leading in the direction of Erdington and Sutton Coldfield is mentioned.

Read more about this topic:  Timeline Of Birmingham History, 1200