Source: CharterS1179
Description
Hean to Cilla, his sister; grant for life of 48 hides (cassati) at Bradfield, 55 at Escesdun (i.e. the Berkshire Downs) and 73 at Earmundeslea (cf. Bessels Leigh), Berks., with reversion to himself or the minster (probably at Bradfield).
Charter information
Sawyer |
1179 |
Birch |
29 |
Kemble |
998 |
British Academy |
Kelly, Abingdon No. 3 |
Source Used |
Brit_Ac |
Archive(s) |
Abingdon ex Bradfield |
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Source Information
Language |
Latin |
Scholarly Source Dating |
705 x 726 |
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Notes
Stevenson 1904, p. 235 n. 3, spurious; Stenton 1913, p. 9, spurious; Sims-Williams 1975, p. 6, fabrication, probably based on S 239; Gelling, ECTV, no. 13, spurious; Wormald 1985, p. 25, broadly trustworthy; Edwards 1988, pp. 170-2, probably substantially authentic; Abrams 1996, p. 48, on Escesdun; Kelly, Abingdon, no. 3, authentic basis, details of land granted probably altered