Source: CharterS420

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King Æthelstan to the familia of Chertsey Minster; confirmation of lands in Surrey and Berks.

Charter information
Sawyer 420
Birch 697
Kemble 363
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Chertsey
Source Information
Language Latin
Date from Source 16 December 933
Scholarly Source Dating 933

Notes

*Stevenson 1904, p. 152 n. 3, spurious; PN Hunts., pp. 222-3, Suthmeresfelda is Summerfield (lost; now Canon's Farm) in Banstead, Surrey; Dodgson and Khaliq 1969-70, p. 39, queries identification of Albury, Surrey; O'Donovan 1973, p. 105, forgery; Rumble 1976, pp. 167-9, on place-name forms; Gelling, ECTV, no. 325 (pp. 34, 156-7), spurious; Fleming 1985, pp. 256, 258-60; Keynes 1985, p. 158 n. 75, not acceptable in received form but royal style probably reflects a general usage of Æthelstan's reign; Dumville 1992, p. 34 n. 17, p. 46 n. 92, p. 52, spurious, forger may have taken some formulas from a genuine diploma of Æthelstan; cf. S 427

Factoid List

View Factoid Type Source Ref Primary Person Short Description
Event S420    King Æthelstan 18 to the familia of Chertsey 1 Minster; confirmation of many lands in Surrey and Berks.
Office S420    Æthelstan 18 held office of King (king and rector of all Britain)
Office S420    Æthelstan 18 held office of Rector (king and rector of all Britain)
Office S420    Hywel 2 held office of Subregulus
Office S420    Wulfstan 14 held office of Archbishop
Office S420    Elured 1 held office of Bishop
Office S420    Odda 4 held office of Minister
RecordedNames S420    Æthelstan 18 (Æþelstanus)
RecordedNames S420    Hywel 2 (Huwol)
RecordedNames S420    Wulfstan 14 (Wolstan)
RecordedNames S420    Elured 1 (Elured)
RecordedNames S420    Odda 4 (Odda)
Transaction S420    King Æthelstan 18 to the familia of Chertsey 1 Minster; confirmation of land at Chertsey, Thorpe, Egham, Chobham, Frimley, Weybridge, Woodham in Chertsey, Whone Waldesham (i.e. Hundulsham, lost, in Weybridge), Getinges (cf. Eaton Farm, Chobham), Molesey, Petersham, Tooting, Streatham, Mitcham, Sutton, Thunderfield, Carshalton (Euualtone), Beddington, Waddington, Coulsdon, Chipstead, Merstham, Chaldon, Banstead with Suthmeresfelda (Canon's Farm, Banstead), Cheam, Cuddington, Ewell, Epsom, Tadworth, Bookham, Effingham, East Clandon, Cobham, Pointers in Cobham, Albury, West Clandon, Byfleet, Dritham, Bisley, all in Surrey; and White Waltham, Berks.