Source: CharterS578

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Description

King Eadred to Ælfgar, his faithful miles and minister; grant of 3 hides (mansae) at Weonfelda (probably Wokefield, Berks.).

Charter information
Sawyer 578
Birch 888
Kemble 1175
British Academy Kelly, Abingdon No. 46
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Abingdon
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Scholarly Source Dating 946 x 951

Notes

*Stenton 1918, p. 443 n. 46, on detail of bounds (= Stenton 1970, p. 57 n. 4); Stenton 1955, p. 72, on detail of bounds; Stenton 1970, p. 291, on place-name; PN Berks., i. 10, 166, 204, 227-8, iii. 641, 647-8, bounds describe area approximating to modern parishes of Wokefield and Sulhamstead Bannister; Forsberg 1979, p. 140, queries identification of Weonfelda with Wokefield; Gelling, ECTV, no. 58, authentic; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 46, authentic