Hoddesdon’s present day image owes much to Henry III who granted a weekly market and annual fare on the Feast of St Martin’s in 1253. From this time the town grew to be a centre of commence and home to a prosperous market. Through the centuries wealthy traders built town houses, many of which still survive. One of them, Lowewood , is now a local museum. By the 18th century Hoddesdon had... 

The Market House stood opposite the Bull, whose sign crossed the roadand rested on it Hoddesdon market has had a long history, and for its origin we must go back to the reign of Henry III. In 1253 a Richard de Boxe, then holding a manor which took its name from him, received in addition to the grant of free warren (i.e., the right to hunt freely wild animals) for this manor, the following grant of... 

Hoddesdon’s present day image owes much to Henry III who granted a weekly market and annual fare on the Feast of St Martin’s in 1253. From this time the town grew to be a centre of commence and home to a prosperous market. Through the centuries wealthy traders built town houses, many of which still survive. One of them, Lowewood , is now a local museum. By the 18th century Hoddesdon had...