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Lutterworth market

A charter of 1214 granted a market to Nicholas de Verdun and his heirs at his manor of Lutterworth every Thursday, 'so that it be not a nuisance to the neighbouring merchants'. A small market is still held every Thursday.

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Pam Fisher
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Lutterworth market
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Pamela Fisher / Pamela Fisher