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Wulfric (died circa 1004), called Wulfric Spot or Spott, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. His will is an important document from the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. Wulfric was a patron of the Burton Abbey, around which the modern town of Burton on Trent later grew up, and may have refounded the Benedictine monastery there.
Wulfric ‘Spot’. The byname ‘Spot’ is first attested to in the 12th century, and means ‘spot’ as in ‘spotty’ or possibly ‘small lump’. In contemporary charters he is known as ‘Wulfric...
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Wulfric (died circa 1004), called Wulfric Spot or Spott, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. His will is an important document from the reign of King Æthelred the Unready.
The will of Wulfric Spot is the third section of the document, the first section is the charter confirming the will and the second section is the witness list which gives the names of all those...
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Wulfric (died circa 1004), called Wulfric Spot or Spott, was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. His will is an important document from the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. Wulfric was a patron of the Burton Abbey, around which the modern town of Burton on Trent later grew up, and may have refounded the Benedictine monastery there.
Apr 4, 2011 · In 1004, the then Earl of Mercia, Wulfric Spot, built an abbey in the town in tribute to her. The monks also found the local water to be special and started using it to brew beer - and the rest...
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5 days ago · The 'Walesho' of Wulfric Spot's will in the early 11th century may be Walsall; otherwise the first known mention of a settlement is in 1159, when it was presumably on the hill by the parish church. A borough had been created by the earlier 13th century.
