A wardmote was a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward, or a court held in the ward, to try defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.
The term is used in
York
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,
London
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, and
Faversham
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, and was also used by the
Chartists
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.
City of London
Wardmotes still take place once a year in each of the
25 wards of the
City of London
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.
The wardmotes are traditionally opened by a proclamation from the
ward beadle, for example:
[
The wardmotes are traditionally closed by a proclamation from the beadle, for example:][
]
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