Source: CharterS179

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Cenwulf, king of the Mercians, to Deneberht, bishop, and his clergy at Worcester; grant of privileges for land at Hallow, Spetchley, Himbleton, Ravenshill in Tibberton, Worcs.; Lapworth, Warwicks.; and at Oddingley and Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs.

Charter information
Sawyer 179
Birch 356
Kemble 209
British Academy ---
Source Used Birch
Archive(s) Worcester
Source Information
Language Latin with Old English
Date from Source 816
Scholarly Source Dating 816

Notes

*Stevenson 1914, p. 692 n. 16, doubtful or spurious; Grundy, Worcs. 1927, pp. 120-5, on bounds of Hallow; Houghton 1931, p. 16 n., on identification of Hawling; Grundy, Gloucs., pp. 132-41, on bounds of Hawling; Ker 1948, pp. 59, 67-8, untrustworthy (wrongly citing K 592); PN Gloucs., cf. pt iv, p. 219; Finberg, ECWM, no. 189 and pp. 184-96, discusses the fabrication of this charter in 11th century and traces bounds of Hawling; Hart, ECNE, p. 382, corrects Finberg's discussion of bounds of Hawling; Hooke 1990, pp. 107-12, on bounds of Hallow, with map p. 110; Aldred and Dyer 1991, pp. 139-44, on bounds and estate history of Hallow; Baker and Holt 1996, p. 138; Dyer 1996, pp. 192-3, on Hawling.