Roman & Medieval · event 3 of 8

919

Edward the Elder repairs the burh. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records a force sent to Manchester to man and repair the fortification — the first written mention of the town under a recognisable name.

The Roman & Medieval era

  1. 79
  2. 410
  3. 919
  4. 1086
  5. 1301
  6. 1421
  7. 1515
  8. 1653

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