Local Markets

The Sovereign issued a permit for a town or village to have a weekly market.

These were usually held on Sunday until the 13th century when they moved to a weekday.

As distinct from a fair which usually sold just one type of product, a market sold a range of goods and services.

A stallage fee was paid for the privilege of setting up a stall at a market or a fair.

The practice of having a market day – or days – is gradually declining in importance, but open air markets are still found in some places:

Town	Market Day
Halifax	Mediæval markets were held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Brighouse	Wednesday Saturday
Elland	Friday
Hebden Bridge	Thursday
Sowerby Bridge	Tuesday Friday
Todmorden	Wednesday Friday Saturday

See

Brighouse Market Brighouse Old Market Church Market Clerk of the market Corn Market, Halifax Elland market Fish Market, Halifax Half-day closing Halifax Borough Market Halifax Woollen Market Hebden Bridge Cattle Market King Street Market

Lister Lane Cattle Market Lower Market, Halifax Market Hall New Cattle Market, Halifax New Market, Halifax Old Market, Halifax Swine Market, Halifax Todmorden Market Victoria Cattle Market, Halifax Westgate Market, Halifax

See Early Closing Day and Halifax Borough Market

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