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5 days ago · Before 1066 LILLESHALL was among twelve prebendal estates held by the collegiate church of St. Alkmund, Shrewsbury. It was said in the 12th century that St. Alkmund's had been founded and endowed by Æthelflæd, lady of the Mercians (d. 918), and that ten prebends had been created for the college by King Edgar (d. 975).
2 days ago · St. Alkmund's was a royal foundation. The tradition preserved by the canons and written down in the early years of Henry II attributed its foundation to 'Ethelfleda queen of Mercia'. who is possibly to be identified with Alfred's daughter Ethelfleda, 'lady of the Mercians'.
2 days ago · Whitchurch Singers (WS) Concert. Friday, 24th May 2024 12:00pm until 1:00pm. Venue: St. John's Methodist Church. Categories: Groups & Social, Music. St John’s Methodist Church present the WS in a free midday concert. The WS will be singing popular songs, Maurice Posniak will be performing a piano solo, Graham Turner will be performing a ...
3 days ago · Geographical and geological description of the county. Boundaries, Extent,&c. — Derbyshire is an inland county, lying nearly in the centre of England. It is bounded on the east by Nottinghamshire and part of Leicestershire; a part of which county forms also its southern boundary: on the west it is bounded by Staffordshire and Cheshire, and on the north by Yorkshire.
4 days ago · The chapel, dedicated to St. James, and now a district church, is a low stone building on a bleak eminence, erected prior to 1687. A second church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was erected in 1827-8; it is a large building, in the pointed style, and stands upon a hill overlooking a small wood: the living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £ ...
