Location: Worcestershire / Worcestershire

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Event ASC (C-F)  1038 EF(OE and Lat.)   Leofing 4 [came to the bishopric] in Worcestershire [F(OE) substitutes: at Worcester; F(Lat.) substitutes: the church at Worcester] and Gloucestershire.
Event ASC (C-F)  1041 CD   Here Harthacnut 1 caused all Worcestershire to be harried for his two housecarls (Anonymi 2374) who had imposed that harsh tax.
Office ASC (C-F)  1038 CDE Beorhtheah 2 held office of Bishop (Bishop in Worcestershire)
Office ASC (C-F)  1038 E Leofing 4 held office of Bishop (Bishop at Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)
Transaction S1344      Oswald 8, archbishop, to Wulfhelm 25, his artifex; lease, for two lives, of 1 hide (mansa) at an unspecified place, with reversion to the church of St Mary (Worcester, St Mary's 1).
Event S1143      Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has granted to Westminster Abbey, Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs..
Event S1144      Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has given to Westminster Abbey, Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs., and commands that all the thegns of the lands be henceforth subject to the abbot and monks.
Event S1145      Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has granted to Westminster Abbey, Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs., and invokes a blessing on every man who shall be loyal to the holy monastery.
Event S1146      Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that the monks of Westminster Abbey are to have the estates of Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs., with all the land and berewicks which he has granted to the abbey.
Event S1156      Writ of King Edward 15 declaring that he has granted to the monk Wulfstan 55 the bishopric of Worcester.
Office WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum  i.18.1 Dunstan 1 held office of Bishop of Hwicce and of London
Office Hemming.Codicellus  279 Æthelwig 15 held office of Judge for William 1
Event Bates295      King William 1 notifies Ealdred 37 of York, Bishop Wulfstan 55 of Worcester, Earl William 3 fitzOsbern, and all his thegns of Gloucs., Worcs., and Oxfordshire that he has confirmed the land in Pershore, Worcs., and Deerhurst, Gloucs., to the abbey of Westminster, as King Edward 15 gave them.
Event Bates348      King William 1 orders Urse 1 the sheriff and Osbern 16 fitzScrob and all Frenchmen and Englishmen of Worcs. to ensure that Bishop Wulfstan 55 should have fully his sake and soke, his services, and all the customs belonging to his hundred (of Oswaldslow) and his lands, as he had them in the time of King Edward 15. He is to have the lands which he proved that the abbot of Evesham should hold of his fee, namely, 4 hides in Bengeworth and the houses in the city of Worcester, in such a way that if the abbot wished to hold them, he should do service the bishop’s other vassals. And for the 15 hides of Hampton, over which the bishop has proved his right to soke, geld, military service and other royal services as belonging to his hundred, and church-scot and burial dues which belong to his vill, William 1 orders that no one is to hold them against him. He is to have all things belonging to royal service and his own, as proved and sworn before Bishop Geoffrey 2 and the addressees, with the witness of the shire.
Event Bates348      King William 1 orders Urse 1 the sheriff and Osbern 16 fitzScrob and all Frenchmen and Englishmen of Worcs. to ensure that Bishop Wulfstan 55 should have fully his sake and soke, his services, and all the customs belonging to his hundred (of Oswaldslow) and his lands, as he had them in the time of King Edward 15. He is to have the lands which he proved that the abbot of Evesham should hold of his fee, namely, 4 hides in Bengeworth and the houses in the city of Worcester, in such a way that if the abbot wished to hold them, he should do service the bishop’s other vassals. And for the 15 hides of Hampton, over which the bishop has proved his right to soke, geld, military service and other royal services as belonging to his hundred, and church-scot and burial dues which belong to his vill, William 1 orders that no one is to hold them against him. He is to have all things belonging to royal service and his own, as proved and sworn before Bishop Geoffrey 2 and the addressees, with the witness of the shire.
Office Bates349    Cyneweard 8 held office of Sheriff
Event Ramsey.Liber Benefactorum  c. 51   Berric 2 was born in Worcestershire.
Office EMC Coin  1997.004 (N 813 (Pacx) (Hild. D)) Snell 3 held office of Moneyer for Edward 15
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1997.004 (N 813 (Pacx) (Hild. D)) Snell 3
Office EMC Coin  1997.004 (N 813 (Pacx) (Hild. D)) Edward 15 held office of King
RecordedNames EMC Coin  1997.004 (N 813 (Pacx) (Hild. D)) Edward 15