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DCR - Crewe family of Crewe records - 13th century-19th century

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	DCR/35/9/30
Title	Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth, giving licence to John Radcliff of Urdssall, Co. Lanc., knight to hold a market every Thursday at his manor of Sandbache [Sandbach]. He was also to hold a View of Frankpledge & Court Leet. Great seal applied in black wax, on strings of plaited black & white. (Latin)
Date	4 May 1579
Description	See LDC 6977
Administrative History	Sir John Radcliffe was Lord of the Manor of Sandbach. The Lordship, together with rights to the market etc, were later sold to the family of Crewe. Lord Crewe presented the market rights to the town in 1889 (Kelly's Directory of Cheshire, 1928, p341). The rights then passed to Sandbach Urban District Council in 1894 and subequently to Congleton Borough Council in 1974.

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