NHER 51130 (Monument record) - Site of medieval to post medieval market and fairground

Previously recorded under NHER 25747.

This was a medieval market/fairstead.
See (S1) and (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 24 July 1991.

On the north-west boundary of Horstead and extending into the hamlet of Meyton, a weekly market was held on Fridays, and an annual fair was held on 6th November. This market lay near the road leading from Frettenham church to Meyton Hall. Both market and fair, called Cakeroo, Cakerow, and later, Carrow, may date back to the 13th century. The fairground and a portion of the market were situated in Meyton. The other portion overflowed into Cakeroo Furlong. The market consisted of a row or rows of shops, as its name implies. The existence of these shops is recorded in the Horstead Manorial Survey of 1586, in which they are described as shoppes edificati, thus suggesting permanent or semi-permanent structures.
See (S1) for further information.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 21 January 2008.

Possible wells excavated in this area may relate to use of this site as a market or fairground.
See NHER 25747 for further information.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 21 January 2008.