The Portman coat of arms - Image credit: Sabera Bham
1300
The Portman family’s coat of arms is already established
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1302
Thomas Portman MP for Taunton
1308
Thomas Portman rents a market stall in Taunton for 10d a year
1300
The Portman family’s coat of arms is already established
1302
Thomas Portman MP for Taunton
1308
Thomas Portman rents a market stall in Taunton for 10d a year
The Portman family owns 12 properties in Taunton
1348
The manor of Orchard, near Taunton, first recorded in 854 AD, is surveyed - its population was around 150
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1348
The manor of Orchard, near Taunton, first recorded in 854 AD, is surveyed – its population was around 150
The Tudor Tavern, Fore Street, Taunton, built c1350. Image credit: Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society
William Portman MP for Taunton eleven times
