Baron & Baroness of Harvington in the County of Worcestershire
Price £10,000 Now £6,000
Reserved
Brief Description:
In 799 Balthun Abbot of Kempsey gave to King Coenwulf of Mercia, in return for privileges for his house, 12 ‘manentes’ at ‘Hereford.’ (fn. 12) At the beginning of the 9th century Deneberht, Bishop of Worcester (798–822), gave 2 cassates of land at HARVINGTON to Eanswyth for her life on condition that if she survived him it should pass to the church of Worcester after her death. Harvington is included in King Edgar’s spurious charter of 964, granting the hundred of Oswaldslow to the church of Worcester. At the date of the Domesday Survey Harvington, which then included Wiburgestoke, was held by the monks of Worcester. In 1207 they let it at a farm of 24 marks and 12 quarters of oats to the men of the vill for twelve years. This lease was renewed in 1230 for ten years. In 1240 the annual money rents from the manor amounted to £2 14s. 10d. In 1254 the prior leased the manor to Simon de Wauton, afterwards Bishop of Norwich.
Dates back to 799 (1,224 years old).
Family Names:
Following family names once held the Title, to mention a few:
- Pershore
- Harward
- Bound
- Eady
- Rupe
- Lench
- Austyn
- Philips
Held by Royalty:
Once held by 3 Kings:
- King Coenwulf of Mercia
- King Edgar
- King Henry VIII 1538
