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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… antiquity, being noticed in 664, in a charter by which Wulfhere, son of Peada, King of the Mercians, granted to the … the Ouse with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… quoting Red Bk. of Thorney, f. 11. The authenticity of Wulfhere's charter to Peterborough (664), which mentions …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Newton is mentioned in the (probably spurious) charter of Wulfhere to Peterborough, 664. The ref. in P. N. Cambs. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… it was taken in 628, by Penda, King of Mercia, whose son Wulfhere, on his accession to the throne, appointed Osric his … of the Foregate. Worcester was first constituted a city by Wulfhere, sixth king of Mercia, and additional immunities …