Possession Object: Cookham.minster

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Type:religious house

Factoid List

Factoid Type Source Reference Primary Person Short Description
Transaction S1258    Æthelheard 13, archbishop of Canterbury, to Cynethryth 2, abbess; grant of the minsters at Cookham, Berks., and at Pectanege, in exchange for 60 hides (cassati) at Fleet, 30 at Teynham and 20 at the source of the Cray, Kent
Transaction S1258    Æthelbald 4, king of the Mercians, to the church of the Saviour in Canterbury [Canterbury, Christ Church 1]; grant of the monastery of Cookham and all lands pertaining to it. Æthelbald 4 sent the deeds and a sod from the land and ordered that they be laid upon the altar at Canterbury, Christ Church 1.
Transaction S1258    Dægheah 1 and Osberht 1 from Canterbury, Christ Church 1; theft of charters granting ownership of the monastery of Cookham, Berks.. The charters were handed over to Cynewulf 4, king of the West Saxons.
Transaction S1258    Offa 7, king of the Mercians, from Cynewulf 4, king of the West Saxons; seizure of the monastery of Cookham, Berks. and many other towns
Transaction S1258    Offa 7, king of the Mercians, to his heirs [Ecgfrith 7, his son, and Cynethryth 2, his wife]; bequest of the monastery of Cookham, Berks.