Butchers in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where
About one household of butchers for every 5,100 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. The Paris tax roll of 1292 names 42 of them, for a city of about 220,000 people: only those who paid the taille, so fewer than there were. About as common as carters and scribes and public writers.
| Townspeople | Households |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | 1 |
| 10,000 | 2 |
| 40,000 | 8 |
| 150,000 | 29 |
More of them where
- the town makes cattle and hides or pigs and bacon (1.3 times as many)
Where they work
The shambles: by the water, which carries the blood away. The districts of a town
Hear it
- Butchers: Cutting Food (Loop) (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
- The shambles: Medieval Village Marketplace with Livestock (on Patreon, Guardian tier)
Other trades
Bakers and cooks, Millers, Brewers and taverners, Innkeepers, Fishmongers
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