Sir John Browne, III

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Sir John Browne, III

Also Known As: "Brown"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Death: January 08, 1318 (39)
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir John Brown, of Montague and Dorothea Browne
Husband of Lady Elizabeth Rebecca Yealdhall
Father of Zaddock Browne and Sir John Browne, IV, Alderman
Brother of Dorothea Fowke

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About Sir John Browne, III

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Alternative birth location: Wragby, Lincolnshire, England (vs. Stamford).



Stamford - Romans, Danes, Shakespeare, Norman castle, and 700 years of bull-running The town is best known for its medieval core of 17th–18th century stone buildings, older timber framed buildings and five medieval parish churches.[2] Stamford was rated the best place to live by The Sunday Times.[3

The Romans built Ermine Street across what is now Burghley Park and through the middle of the town, where it forded the Welland, eventually reaching Lincoln; they built a town to the north at Great Casterton on the River Gwash. In AD 61 Boudica followed the Roman 9th Legion (Legio IX Hispana) across the river. The Anglo-Saxons later chose Stamford as their main town, being on a more important river than the Gwash.

The Romans built Ermine Street across what is now Burghley Park and through the middle of the town, where it forded the Welland, eventually reaching Lincoln; they built a town to the north at Great Casterton on the River Gwash. In AD 61 Boudica followed the Roman 9th Legion (Legio IX Hispana) across the river. The Anglo-Saxons later chose Stamford as their main town, being on a more important river than the Gwash.

In 972 King Edgar made Stamford a borough. The Anglo-Saxons and Danes faced each other across the river.[7] The town originally grew as a Danish settlement at the lowest point that the Welland could be crossed by ford or bridge. Stamford was the only one of the Danelaw Five Burghs ("boroughs") not to become a county town. Initially a pottery centre, producing Stamford Ware, by the Middle Ages it had become famous for its production of wool and the woollen cloth known as Stamford cloth - which "In Henry III's reign ... was well known in Venice".[8] There was an example of this cloth, also called haberget, in Stamford Museum. Stamford was a walled town[7] but only a very small portion of the walls now remain. Stamford became an inland port on the Great North Road that superseded the Roman road Ermine Street, which passes near the town, where it forded the River Welland. Notable buildings in the town include the mediaeval Browne's Hospital, several churches and the buildings of Stamford School, a public school founded in 1532.[7]

The historian David Roffe has made a study of many aspects of the Danelaw, and his web site includes an extensive and scholarly history of Stamford Castle.[9]

A Norman castle was built about 1075 and apparently demolished in 1484.[7]HYPERL INK \l "cite_note-castle-9"[9] HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-10"[10] The site stood derelict until the late twentieth century when it was built over and now includes a bus station and a modern housing development.

A small part of the curtain wall survives at the junction of Castle Dyke and Bath Row. From the doorway within it hustings were held until around 1971, the candidates speaking from a position above the crowd.

Stamford has been hosting an annual fair since the Middle Ages. Stamford fair is mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV part 2 (act 3 scene 2). The mid-Lent fair is the largest street fair in Lincolnshire and one of the largest in the country. On 7 March 1190, crusaders at the fair led a pogrom; many Jews in the town were massacred.

For some 700 years Stamford was host to a riotous bull-running festival held on 13 November.[7]HY PERLINK \l "cite_note-11"[11]

South of the town is RAF Wittering, a main employer, and the Home of the Harrier . The airbase originally opened in 1916 as RFC Stamford, which closed then re-opened in 1924 under its present title.

The Stamford Mercury claims to have been published since 1695, and to be "Britain's oldest newspaper".[24] Wikipedia

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22511065/person/19541862413/media/1?...

The Middle Ages in Lincolnshire The Witham valley between Boston and Lincoln had the highest concentration of Abbeys and monastic foundations in the country. The principle foundations were Barlings Abbey, Bardney Abbey, Catley Abbey, Nocton Abbey, Stainfield Abbey, Stixwould Abbey, Tupholme Abbey, Kirkstead Abbey, Kyme Abbey . The rest of the county was not left out, there were houses at Bourne Abbey, Sempringhm Abbey and many other places. But the clustering along the Witham was extraordinary.

Fewer Castles were built, although some of the manors were fortified in early years. Given the size of the county it is perhaps just as surprising that there are so few castles, as that there are so many Abbeys up the Witham. Boston, for example, appears to have had seven friaries, and to be defended only by the town walls. There appears to have been no garrison.

Fairs at Stamford, Grantham, and Stow Fair were established, and lasted throughout the period. Corby Glen sheep fair has been held more or less unchanged every year since 1238.

Sheep farming and the wool trade brought untold wealth to the area. Churches of breathtaking beauty were built.

In this period the Queen's Champion was appointed, and the post is still held by his successor, and many great estates and schools were founded. The Middle Ages were as rich and colourful in Lincolnshire as anywhere else. Wikipedia

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22511065/person/19541862413/media/34...

Stamford - Romans, Danes, Shakespear, Norman castle, and 700 years of bull-running The town is best known for its medieval core of 17th–18th century stone buildings, older timber framed buildings and five medieval parish churches.[2] Stamford was rated the best place to live by The Sunday Times.[3

The Romans built Ermine Street across what is now Burghley Park and through the middle of the town, where it forded the Welland, eventually reaching Lincoln; they built a town to the north at Great Casterton on the River Gwash. In AD 61 Boudica followed the Roman 9th Legion (Legio IX Hispana) across the river. The Anglo-Saxons later chose Stamford as their main town, being on a more important river than the Gwash.

The Romans built Ermine Street across what is now Burghley Park and through the middle of the town, where it forded the Welland, eventually reaching Lincoln; they built a town to the north at Great Casterton on the River Gwash. In AD 61 Boudica followed the Roman 9th Legion (Legio IX Hispana) across the river. The Anglo-Saxons later chose Stamford as their main town, being on a more important river than the Gwash.

In 972 King Edgar made Stamford a borough. The Anglo-Saxons and Danes faced each other across the river.[7] The town originally grew as a Danish settlement at the lowest point that the Welland could be crossed by ford or bridge. Stamford was the only one of the Danelaw Five Burghs ("boroughs") not to become a county town. Initially a pottery centre, producing Stamford Ware, by the Middle Ages it had become famous for its production of wool and the woollen cloth known as Stamford cloth - which "In Henry III's reign ... was well known in Venice".[8] There was an example of this cloth, also called haberget, in Stamford Museum. Stamford was a walled town[7] but only a very small portion of the walls now remain. Stamford became an inland port on the Great North Road that superseded the Roman road Ermine Street, which passes near the town, where it forded the River Welland. Notable buildings in the town include the mediaeval Browne's Hospital, several churches and the buildings of Stamford School, a public school founded in 1532.[7]

The historian David Roffe has made a study of many aspects of the Danelaw, and his web site includes an extensive and scholarly history of Stamford Castle.[9]

A Norman castle was built about 1075 and apparently demolished in 1484.[7]HYPERL INK \l "cite_note-castle-9"[9] HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-10"[10] The site stood derelict until the late twentieth century when it was built over and now includes a bus station and a modern housing development.

A small part of the curtain wall survives at the junction of Castle Dyke and Bath Row. From the doorway within it hustings were held until around 1971, the candidates speaking from a position above the crowd.

Stamford has been hosting an annual fair since the Middle Ages. Stamford fair is mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV part 2 (act 3 scene 2). The mid-Lent fair is the largest street fair in Lincolnshire and one of the largest in the country. On 7 March 1190, crusaders at the fair led a pogrom; many Jews in the town were massacred.

For some 700 years Stamford was host to a riotous bull-running festival held on 13 November.[7]HY PERLINK \l "cite_note-11"[11]

South of the town is RAF Wittering, a main employer, and the Home of the Harrier . The airbase originally opened in 1916 as RFC Stamford, which closed then re-opened in 1924 under its present title.

The Stamford Mercury claims to have been published since 1695, and to be "Britain's oldest newspaper".[24] Wikipedia

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22511065/person/19541862413/media/1?...


Marriage to: Lady Elizabeth Rebecca Browne (born Yieldhall) 1311 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir John Browne, III's Timeline

1278
July 8, 1278
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Stamford is a town and civil parish on the River Welland in the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is 92 miles (148 km) north of London by road, and on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh.

1312
January 1, 1312
Wragby, Lincolnshire, England
1312
Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1318
January 8, 1318
Age 39
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
January 8, 1318
Age 39