Source: CharterS409

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Æthelstan, basileus of all of Britain, to the church of Abingdon, St Mary's; grant of 12 hides (cassati) at Shellingford, Berks.

Charter information
Sawyer 409
Birch 683
Kemble 357
British Academy Kelly, Abingdon No. 25
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Abingdon
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 931
Scholarly Source Dating 931

Notes

*Stenton 1913, p. 38, modified version of an authentic charter; PN Berks., ii. 396, iii. 678; Gelling, ECTV, no. 36, authentic basis; Keynes 1980, p. 11 nn. 16, 17, on formulation; Dumville 1992, pp. 159-60, corrupted; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 25, spurious; cf. S 1546