▁times . ▁Wend over ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁market ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 4 , ▁and ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁bor ough ▁by ▁ 1 2 2 8 , ▁although ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁achieved ▁any ▁degree ▁of ▁self - g overn ment . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁focus ▁moved ▁north ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁location , ▁allowing ▁the ▁market ▁to ▁c ater ▁to ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁running ▁along ▁the ▁Ch il tern s ▁between ▁Ch inn or ▁and ▁Tr ing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁that ▁crossing ▁the ▁Ch il tern s ▁between ▁London ▁and ▁A yles bury . ▁The ▁current ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁show ▁clear ▁signs ▁of ▁medieval ▁town ▁planning , ▁especially ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁long , ▁narrow ▁and ▁rect il ine ar ▁burg age ▁plots . ▁ ▁Both ▁parliament ary ▁and ▁royal ist ▁forces ▁visited ▁the ▁town ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁with ▁lo oting ▁reported ▁by ▁both ▁sides . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁centre , ▁and ▁especially ▁on ▁High ▁Street , ▁P ound ▁Street , ▁and ▁A yles bury ▁Road , ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁this ▁is ▁because ▁they ▁needed ▁re building ▁after ▁civil ▁war ▁damage , ▁or ▁is ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁the ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 1 , ▁the ▁Wend over ▁to ▁Buck ingham ▁Turn pi ke ▁Trust ▁was ▁established , ▁and