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A History of the County of Shropshire
… 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 … 1984); Shrews. Chron. 21 Sept. 1990, p. 9; Nat. Trust, Mercia newsletter, summer 1995, p. [3]. Para. based on tithe …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 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 … 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 …
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 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… 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
… 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
… side, which tradition ascribes to Ceoldred, King of Mercia, from whom the parish is named, and who fought a …
A Dictionary of London
… near the Westgate mentioned in a charter of Burhred of Mercia, c. 857 (Thorpe, Dip. 118). But this street seems to …
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 …