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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Bishop of St. Asaph, the Dean of St. Asaph, and the Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn, 200 each; Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., Sir R. … territory until the reign of Offa, the Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia, who, to put an end to the predatory incursions made … they remained in quiet possession until Eadred, Earl of Mercia, began to make preparations for regaining the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Bambrough ward, N. division of Northumberland, 1 mile (E. by N.) from Alnwick; containing 210 inhabitants. It is … completely defeated by the heroic Ethelfleda, Countess of Mercia, and daughter of King Alfred, who, obtaining … to the king, and the remaining third to the Earl of Mercia. In 1066, the King of Norway, at the instigation of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… valuable royal estate 92 which in time became the earl of Mercia's. 93 St. Mildburg's church, refounded as the Cluniac … the manor in 1917, when it was last recorded, 15 and F. W. E. Bunney offered the farm (208 a.) for sale when the … and next year pupils aged 1314 transferred to St. Mary's C.E. school, Bridgnorth. In 1950 there were 12 pupils aged 1112 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 DITTON was held by Edwin, earl of Mercia (d. 1071), and in 1086 by Roger of Montgomery, cr. … the virgate, was also known as Richard of the farmery (i.e. infirmary). He left a widow and sons Richard and Roger le … seat, Middleton Lodge, was bought from their estate by E. T. Rowlands. 81 Known in the 19th century as Middleton …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… S. division of the county of Chester, 5 miles (S. E.) from Nantwich; containing 41 inhabitants. In a mutilated … hundred of Teynham, Upper division of the lathe of Scray, E. division of Kent, 4 miles (S. by E.) from Sittingbourne; … another at this town. In 633, Penda, the pagan king of Mercia, with Cadwaladr, King of Wales, having slain Edwin in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Edric the wild, nephew of Eadric Streona, ealdorman of Mercia, and Edric's distant kinsman Siward, a son of King … B. Lawson are thanked for their comments on this article. E. Miller and J. Hatcher, Med. Eng.: Rural Soc. and Econ. … Cal. Inq. p.m. iiii; c. 60 inq. p.m. in P.R.O., C 1323 and E 149; P.R.O., SC 12/14/234; Two Est. Surveys of Earls of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the Norman Conquest. 12 Hampton (81) was valued at 40 T.R.E. which looks like half a night's farm, and the two manors … It was reckoned as a 5-hide-estate when King Wiglaf of Mercia granted it to Archbishop Wulfred in 831. 79 In the … against the Abbess Cwenthryth, heir of King Cenwulf of Mercia, with whom he had been engaged in a long and violent …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Upper division of the hundred of Kiftsgate, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 6 miles (S.W.) from … valued in the king's books at 12. 19. 2.; patrons, E. H. Fielden and Wm. Lawrance, Esqrs. The tithes were … This manor, which had belonged to Edwin, Earl of Mercia, was held by the prior of Tutbury, under Henry de …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… patronage of the Crown; impropriators, H. Mainwaring and E. Kynaston, Esqrs.; net income, 238. The chapel is dedicated … the Lower division of the hundred of Halfshire, Dudley and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, though locally in … in Lancashire, as it did the kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia during the heptarchy, when strong fortifications for …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Wessex and Essex met at Brentford in 705, 68 Offa, king of Mercia, held a council there in 780, 69 and Archbishop … C 88/50; C 88/225; Canham, Brentford, 8; below. P.N. Mdx. (E.P.N.S.), 1, 31-2, 200. Guildhall MSS. 11765, 11766. Letters … ed. A. Morey and C. N. L. Brooke (1967), 492; P.N. Mdx. (E.P.N.S.), 32. e.g. Cur. Reg. R. ix. 185-6, 190. Canham, …