What happened in the year 1252?

No idea what happened in 1252?   Clue: It was a significant date for local people….

Still no idea?   OK, we’ll tell you!

1252 was the year when Richard de Clare – earl of Gloucester at the time – created the Borough of Thornbury.

Of course, Thornbury had existed before then.  After all, it’s mentioned in Domesday Book as having a market in 1086.

But it was given proper Borough status in 1252, with a defined Borough Boundary.  A two-and-a-half mile boundary was agreed.

On Saturday 10th September, you can walk that boundary by accompanying museum volunteers as they lead a FREE Heritage Weekend walk around the boundary – over pavements, fields and stiles!

Read more here.