north-brook

Updated: July 2, 2025

When the Lancastrians entered the town in 1460 the partisans of York were put to the sword. Every one has heard of "Jack of Newbury." He was a rich cloth merchant named John Smallwood who lived in North-Brook Street at a time when the town was famed for its woollen trade.

Edric Holmes - Wanderings in Wessex: An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter