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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… son Wulfhere, on his accession to the throne, appointed Osric his viceroy over the province of Huiccia, including the … of Worcester and Gloucester, with part of Warwickshire. Osric, either repairing the Roman fortress, or erecting … resolved to divide Mercia into five separate dioceses, Osric prevailed upon him to establish one of them at …