Bord halfpenny

For the venue in Hampshire, UK, see Broadhalfpenny Down.

A bord halfpenny, or brod halfpenny, was a fee paid in markets and fairs by the Saxons to the lord for the privilege of having a bord or bench for the sale of articles.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "^{article name needed}". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (first ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
E. Cobham Brewer. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.

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