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Jan 1, 1069
1069
Any settlements in the Sheffield area were likely destroyed in the harrying of the North. -
Jan 1, 1076
1076
Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton and Lord of the manor of Hallam, was executed. -
Jan 1, 1266
1266
A party of barons, led by John de Eyvill, marching from north Lincolnshire to Derbyshire passed through Sheffield and destroyed the town, burning the church and castle. -
Jan 1, 1270
1270
Thomas de Furnival is given licence to crenellate and subsequently builds a large stone castle to replace the wooden castle destroyed in 1266 -
Jan 1, 1279
1279
In the Quo Warranto enquiries, Thomas de Furnival claims the right to hold a market in Sheffield, to hunt, and to enforce the death penalty -
Jan 1, 1280
1280
A new church was consecrated by William II Wickwane the Archbishop of York. -
Jan 1, 1293
1293
In further Quo Warranto enquiries, Thomas de Furnival claims the right to hold a Sunday market and a fair on the eve and day of Holy Trinity. -
Jan 1, 1296
1296
On 12 November, Sheffield is granted a royal charter to hold a weekly market and a three-day annual fair around Holy Trinity.[8] The first reference to Sheffield's Town Mill appears. -
Jan 1, 1297
1297
Robert the Cutler" is recorded in a tax return, the earliest surviving reference to the manufacture of cutlery in Sheffield. -
Jan 1, 1297
1297
Thomas de Furnival grants a charter to the people of Sheffield establishing the Burgery of Sheffield.