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The '''Bartholomew Fair''' was one of London's pre-eminent summer [[Charter fair]]s. A charter for the fair was granted to [[Rahere]] by [[Henry I of England|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 [[Smithfield, London|West Smithfield]], outside [[Aldersgate]] of the [[City of London]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The fair continued, after the [[dissolution of the monasteries|Dissolution]] within the [[liberty (division)|Liberty]] of the parish of [[St Bartholomew-the-Great]].
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The '''Bartholomew Fair''' was one of London's pre-eminent summer [[Charter fair]]s. A charter for the fair was granted to [[Rahere]] by [[Henry I of England|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 [[Smithfield, London|West Smithfield]], outside [[Aldersgate]] of the [[City of London]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The fair continued, after the [[dissolution of the monasteries|Dissolution]] within the [[liberty (division)|Liberty]] of the parish of [[St Bartholomew-the-Great]].
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