CONGRESBURY HISTORY GROUP
Domesday and Fair
In 1086AD Congresbury had two mills and a population of about 500
people, almost all involved in mixed farming, although grain production took
priority. Congresbury Manor, which included Wick St Lawrence, paid £28
15s [£28.75] annually in silver, a huge sum, to the then Lord, the King.
The early 13th century was also possibly when Broad Street was laid out to hold a
market and fair. The market lapsed long ago but the September fair continued into
the 1960s.
Iwood Mill. The other mill was in the centre of the village
