Bartholomew Fair
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The Bartholomew Fair was one of London's pre-eminent summer Charter fairs. A charter for the fair was granted to Rahere by Henry I to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew; and from 1133 to 1855 it took place each year on 24 August within the precincts of the Priory at West Smithfield, outside Aldersgate of the City of London.Template:Sfn The fair continued, after the Dissolution within the Liberty of the parish of St Bartholomew-the-Great.
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