▁held ▁the ▁man or ▁until ▁ 1 3 1 7 ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁fair ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁granted ▁to ▁Edmund ▁of ▁Wood stock ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁correct ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁grant ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 3 2 0 ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁Char ter ▁Roll s , ▁ 1 4 ▁Edward ▁II , ▁no . 1 5 ). ▁The ▁grant ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁ 9 - day ▁fair ▁– ▁the ▁vig il ▁[ e ve ] ▁and ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Wh its unt ide ▁and ▁seven ▁days ▁after . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁main ▁man ors ▁in ▁Al ton ▁– ▁Al ton ▁East bro ok ▁and ▁Al ton ▁West bro ok ▁– ▁had ▁a ▁fair ▁each . ▁That ▁of ▁Al ton ▁East bro ok ▁has ▁no ▁ext ant ▁char ter , ▁and ▁may ▁never ▁have ▁had ▁one . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁held ▁on ▁St ▁Lawrence ' s ▁Day ▁and ▁so ▁its ▁origin ▁was , ▁pres umably , ▁the ▁patron al ▁festival . ▁The ▁religious ▁aspect ▁would ▁have ▁ceased ▁when ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁This ▁fair ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁on ▁Crown ▁Close ▁( which ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Al ton ▁East bro ok ) ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁When ▁this ▁land ▁was ▁built ▁upon , ▁the ▁fair ▁moved ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁where ▁ever ▁the ▁West bro ok ▁fair ▁was ▁– ▁the ▁Market ▁Place , ▁various ▁me adows ▁and ▁the