History
Stratford sub Castle
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Notable Events Throughout the Village's
History
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Date
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Event |
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552
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The Saxons take Sorviodunum (Old Sarum) |
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c1003
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Coins minted at Searobyrg (Old Sarum) |
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1075
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Council of London combines dioceses of Sherborne and Ramsbury and says the bishop should reside at Sarisberie (Old Sarum) |
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1086
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King's Council at Sarisberie (Old Sarum), oath of allegiance to William the Conquerer |
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1092
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Completion of the Cathedral at Sarisberie (Old Sarum) by Bishop Osmund (it burned down 5 days after consecration) |
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1100
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Castle enhanced by construction of a stone keep |
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1130
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Henry I erects a Royal Palace within the earthworks and grants a charter to the burgesses of Salisbury (Old Sarum) |
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1164
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Thomas a'Beckett stays at Old Sarum during the row that led to the "Constitutions of Clarendon" |
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1190
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Second, larger Cathedral completed |
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1218
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Pope Honorius III sanctions the removal of the Cathedral to New Sarum |
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c1219
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Bishop and Clergy leave Old Sarum |
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1331
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The Cathedral at Old Sarum demolished and the stone used for the Close walls and possibly the Spire |
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1691
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Thomas "Diamond" Pitt buys the manor of Stratford |
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1832
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Reform Act removes the right of Old Sarum (a rotten borough) to return two members to parliament |
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