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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… silver penny of Edward the Confessor and a silver coin of Offa are both recorded from Wellingborough (lost; VCH …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… least the residence of some of the Mercian kings, of whom Offa founded a nunnery here in 787. Cenulph, who succeeded to the throne of that kingdom, after the death of Egferth, Offa's son, who survived his father only a few months, had a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is of considerable antiquity, having been given by King Offa to the abbey of St. Alban's so early as 794, is situated …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… by tiles. The deep valley east of Brockweir is crossed by Offa's Dyke, constructed between c. 784 and c. 796, and here … 128v. Local information; W.I. hist. of Woolaston. C. Fox Offa's Dyke (1955), 191, 203, 218-19. Dom. Bk. (Rec. Com.), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… either of the province or of the city, till the time of Offa, in one of whose charters Uhtred, a Wiccian prince, is … (lieutenant of the city of Worcester), by licence of King Offa. After the union of the kingdoms of the heptarchy, … king of Mercia, and additional immunities were granted by Offa and Edgar. The inhabitants were incorporated by Henry …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and afterwards removed hither; during the war between Offa and Cynewulf, it was demolished by the nuns themselves, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… date and construction. ConditionFairly good. N.B.For Offa's Dyke, see p. xxx. The Church, Plan …