Source: CharterS855
Description
King Æthelred to Beorhtric, his minister; grant of 8 hides (mansae) on the river Kennet (at Leverton near Hungerford, Berks.), previously held by Æthelric, rusticus.
Charter information
Sawyer |
855 |
Birch |
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Kemble |
1282 |
British Academy |
Kelly, Abingdon No. 122 |
Source Used |
Brit_Ac |
Archive(s) |
Abingdon |
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Source Information
Language |
Latin with Old English |
Date from Source |
984 |
Scholarly Source Dating |
984 |
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Notes
*Grundy, Berks. 1926, pp. 61-3, on bounds; Stenton 1970, p. 392, on reference to a ceorl holding land; Finberg 1972, p. 518; HRH, p. 234, subscriptions are consistent; Hart, ECNE, p. 27 n. 5, pp. 28-9 n. 4, on formulation, notes similarity to S 844; PN Berks., i. 11, ii. 303, 333-4, iii. 658-9, 673-4, bounds describe north-western part of modern parish of Hungerford; Gelling, ECTV, no. 119, authentic; Sawyer, Burton, p. 72; Keynes 1980, pp. 85-8, 91 n. 26, pp. 242-3, authentic; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 122, authentic; cf. S 1020