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A History of the County of Shropshire
… built before 1900 included Brockhurst, designed by A. E. Lloyd Oswell (perhaps for Mrs. Proffit), 94 beyond the … known as STRETTON-EN-LE-DALE, was held by Edwin, earl of Mercia (d. 1071). Roger of Montgomery, created earl of … thus transferred to Munslow hundred. 36 Leofric, earl of Mercia (d. 1057), held MINTON and Whittingslow as 4 hides; by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… parish, in the union of Axbridge, hundred of Winterstoke, E. division of Somerset, 4 miles (N. by E.) from Axbridge; containing 970 inhabitants. This is a very … King of Wessex. In 656 it was annexed to the kingdom of Mercia; and in 879, the Danes under Guthrum, after their …
A History of the County of Chester
… introduced when the minster was refounded by thelfid of Mercia gains plausibility from the fact that she translated … seems not to have been used regularly thereafter. 393 H. E. Burder (vicar 190948) introduced AngloCatholic services at … Alfred's daughter thelflaed and her husband thelred of Mercia, who transferred the dedication when they …
A History of the County of Chester
… ascribes the foundation of St. John's to thelred, king of Mercia (674704), in 689. 1 Other information on the … for making the church available for inspection, to Mr. E. Rimington, conservation assistant, Chester district cl., … V.C.H. Ches. i. 26970, 344; Domesday Surv. Ches. 28. e.g. 3 Sheaf, xxxvi, p. 20. 1 Sheaf, 1, p. 187; B.L. Add. Ch. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to have disappeared before the onslaught of Penda, King of Mercia. The second attempt at religious settlement was that … some cases there were several representatives of a craft-e.g. in the building, tanning, baking, and upholstery trades. … law and order (Darby, Medieval Fenland, 143-6). Infm. Mr. E. Miller. Almoners' R. of 1344-5, 1374-5, 1375-6, 1377-8, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… village, in the parish of Dysart, county of Fife, a mile (E.) from Kirkcaldy; containing 1511 inhabitants. This village … in the Middle ward of the county of Lanark, 1 mile (E.) from Airdrie; containing 4526 inhabitants. The parish was … To escape from the solicitations of Penda, King of Mercia, who sought to obtain her in marriage, she resolved to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 5 miles (S. E. by S.) from Whitehaven; containing 763 inhabitants. The … parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 2 miles (S. E. by E.) from Grimsby; containing, with the township of … 1800, bequeathed 500 for its support. The infant king of Mercia, St. Kenelm, is supposed by some to have been murdered …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of St. Clement, in the borough and union of Ipswich, E. division of Suffolk; containing 66 inhabitants. Coldhurst … S. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles (N. E. by N.) from Manchester. It is nearly three miles in … side, which tradition ascribes to Ceoldred, King of Mercia, from whom the parish is named, and who fought a …
A Dictionary of London
… de Hereford to whom the estate then belonged (Cal. L. Bk. E. p. 108). Colebarbour See Coldharbour. Colebrewous (Le) A … near the Westgate mentioned in a charter of Burhred of Mercia, c. 857 (Thorpe, Dip. 118). But this street seems to … "Colman" (S. 151). See Katherine (St.) Colman. Hawe=O.E. "haza"=hedge or encompassing fence-a piece of ground …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… which became the centre of the Benedictine revival in Mercia. 4 On the death of King Edgar there was a revulsion of … Survey of Cathedral Church of Worcester, 109, App. No. 9. e.g. Tanner, Notitia Monastica (ed. 1744), p. 142. Clifton …