Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Henry nke Atọ na 1235 nyere onye isi ụlọ ụka abụọ kwa afọ, otu na Disemba (nke ka dị ndụ) na nke ọzọ bụ nnukwu St Matthew's Fair, nke Iwu Iwu nke 1871 kagburu. N'afọ 1327, nnukwu ọgba aghara ahụ mere, nke ndị obodo ahụ duziri nnupụisi megide ebe obibi ndị mọnk. Ndị obodo ahụ were iwe na ike dị ukwuu, akụ na ụba na nrụrụ aka nke ebe obibi ndị mọnk ahụ, nke na-achịkwa ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ akụkụ ọ bụla nke ndụ obodo ahụ iji mee onwe ya ọgaranya. Ọgba aghara ahụ bibiri ọnụ ụzọ ámá bụ́ isi, e wuchakwara ọnụ ụzọ ámá ọhụrụ e wusiri ike n'ọnọdụ ya. Otú ọ dị, na 1381 n'oge
N'oge Great Uprising, a kwakọọrọ ebe obibi ndị mọnk ahụ ma kwakọrọ ya ọzọ. Na nke ugbu a, e gburu ụkọchukwu ahụ; a kwụgburu isi ya n'elu osisi n'Ebe Azụmahịa Ukwu ahụ. Na 11 Eprel 1608, "nnukwu ọkụ" malitere na Eastgate Street, nke mere ka ụlọ obibi 160 na ụlọ mposi 400 bibie.