Source: CharterS1536

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Will of Wulfric Spot, including bequests of land at Dumbleton, Gloucs.; in south Lancs.; in Wirral; at Rolleston, Harlaston, Staffs.; Beorelfestune (? Barlaston, Staffs. or Barlestone, Leics.); Marchington, Staffs.; Conisborough, Yorks. WR; Alvaston, Derbys.; Northtune (? Norton juxta Twycross, Leics.); Elford, Oakley, Tamworth, Balterley, Staffs.; Walesho (? Wales, Yorks. WR); Thorpe Savin, Yorks. WR; Whitwell, Clowne, Barlborough, Duckmanton, Mosborough, Eckington, Beighton, Derbys.; Doncaster, Yorks. WR; Morlingtune; Austrey, Warwicks.; Palterton, Derbys.; Wibtoft, Warwicks.; Twongan (? Tonge, Leics., or Tong, Salop); Burton upon Trent, Stretton, Bromley, Pillaton, Gailey, Whiston, Staffs.; Laganford (? Longford, Salop); Stirchley, Staffs.; Niwantun æt thære wic (probably Newton by Middlewich, Cheshire); Wædedun, Niwantun (? Newton Solney, Derbys.); Winshill, Staffs.; Suttun; Ticknall, Derbys.; Shenton, Wigston Parva, Lecis.; Halen (? Hawne in Halesowen, Worcs.); Hremesleage (? Romsley, Salop); Shiplea, Salop; Suthtune (? Sutton Maddock, Salop); Actune (? Acton Trussel in Baswich, Staffs.); Darlaston, Rudyard, Cotwalton, Church Leigh, Staffs.; Okeover, Ilam, Cauldon, Derbys.; Castern, Staffs.; Suthtune (? Sutton on the Hill, Derbys.); Morley, Breadsall, Morton, Pilsley, Ogston, North Wingfield, Snodeswic, Derbys.; Tathwell, Lincs.; Appleby Magna, Leics.; Weston in Arden, Burton Hastings, Warwicks.; Sharnford, Leics.; Harbury, Warwicks.; Aldsworth, Arlington, Gloucs.; Eccleshale (? Eccleshall, Staffs.); Waddune; Sheen, Staffs.; Langandune (? Longdon, Staffs.); Bupton, Stretton, Derbys.; the beneficiaries including Archbishop Ælfric, Morcar, Burton Abbey and the community at Tamworth.

Charter information
Sawyer 1536
Birch ---
Kemble 1298
British Academy Sawyer, Burton No. 29
Source Used Brit_Ac
Archive(s) Burton
Source Information
Language Old English
Scholarly Source Dating 1002 x 1004

Notes

Bridgeman 1916/1; Whitelock, Wills, pp. 151-60; Hart, ECEE, no. 152, authentic; Forsberg 1970, pp. 31-2, on Walesho; Stenton 1971, pp. 496, 551, 553, cited; Finberg, ECWM, no. 144 (pp. 65, 149), authentic, cf. p. 237; Finberg 1972, pp. 498, 519, cited; Hart, ECNE, no. 39 (pp. 71, 84, 99, 109, 126), authentic; Brooks 1978, pp. 87-91, on heriot; Sawyer, Burton, pp. xv-xlvii, authentic; Whitelock, EHD, pp. 586-7; PN Staffs., i. 26, 91, 103; Hooke 1990, p. 327, cited; PN Shrops., i. 181-2, 280, 293, Tong, Salop, probably preferable; Reynolds 1992, p. 218 n. 33, on terminology (= 1994, p. 330 n. 35); Pelteret 1995, pp. 284, 307, cited.

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Editor Article or Book Title Journal or Pub.Loc. Date pp.
  Wills     no.17