Source: CharterS756

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Description

King Edgar to Abingdon Abbey; grant of 72 hides (cassati) at Bedwyn, Wilts.

Charter information
Sawyer 756
Birch 1213
Kemble 1266
British Academy Kelly, Abingdon No. 108
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Abingdon
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Scholarly Source Dating 958 x 968

Notes

*Grundy, Wilts. 1920, pp. 75-80, bounds cover Great Bedwyn, Grafton, Burbage and part of Brimslade and Cadley; Crawford 1921, pp. 282-3, bounds cover Great Bedwyn and Burbage; Darlington 1955, p. 97, possibly authentic; Finberg, ECW, no. 303, authentic, reference to Oswald probably a copyist's mistake for Oscytel; Whitelock, EHD, p. 582, authenticity uncertain; Keynes 1980, p. 11 nn. 16, 17, spurious, probably modelled in part on S 876; Dumville 1992, pp. 107-12, probably authentic, discusses estate history; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 10, spurious, probably modelled on S 673 and originally dated 958 (as in MS 2); cf. S 937

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Transaction S756    King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 72 hides (cassati) at Bedwyn, Wilts.
Office S756    Osfrith 13 held office of minister
Office S756    Oswulf 19 held office of Minister
Office S756    Osweard 4 held office of Minister
Office S756    Ælfweard 9 held office of Minister
Office S756    Ælfsige 54 held office of Minister
Office S756    Wulfstan 21 held office of Minister
Office S756    Ælfwine 17 held office of Minister
Office S756    Beorhtfrith 10 held office of Minister
Office S756    Æthelgar 8 held office of Abbot
Office S756    Osgar 1 held office of Abbot
Office S756    Æscwig 4 held office of Abbot
Office S756    Ælfric 48 held office of Abbot
Office S756    Byrhtnoth 1 held office of Dux
Office S756    Æthelwine 2 held office of Dux
Office S756    Ordgar 5 held office of Dux
Office S756    Æthelstan 31 held office of Dux
Office S756    Ælfheah 33 held office of Dux
Office S756    Ælfhere 10 held office of Dux
Office S756    Wynnsige 20 held office of Bishop
Office S756    Ælfstan 39 held office of Bishop
Office S756    Ælfwald 32 held office of Bishop
Office S756    Oswulf 16 held office of Bishop
Office S756    Ælfstan 40 held office of Bishop
Office S756    Oswald 8 held office of Archbishop
Office S756    Æthelwold 1 held office of Abbot
Office S756    Dunstan 1 held office of Archbishop (archbishop of the church of Canterbury)
Office S756    Edgar 11 held office of Basileus (basileus of the English region)
Office S756    Edgar 11 held office of Basileus (basileus of the English and surrounding peoples)
Event S756    King Edgar 11 to Abingdon 1 Abbey; grant of 72 hides (cassati) at Bedwyn, Wilts.