▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁read ▁as ▁an ▁Old ▁Wel sh ▁form ▁of ▁' P ens el wood ' ▁( co it ▁being ▁Wel sh ▁for ▁" for est "), ▁although ▁others ▁view ▁it ▁as ▁three ▁separate ▁words : ▁P ensa ▁or ▁Co yt . ▁Bishop ▁Us sh er ▁believed ▁the ▁listing ▁referred ▁to ▁Ex eter ▁instead . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁mint ▁at ▁Il chester , ▁which ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁South ▁Cad bury ▁following ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁Dan es , ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Il chester ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁of ▁Il chester ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁T int in h ull ▁H undred . ▁ ▁Il chester ▁Fri ary ▁was ▁founded ▁between ▁ 1 2 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 6 0 ▁as ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁monaster y . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁restored ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries ▁until ▁the ▁site ▁occupied ▁a ▁ ▁site , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁it ▁extended ▁beyond ▁the ▁town ▁walls . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Roger ▁Ba con , ▁possibly ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 3 ▁or ▁ 1 2 1 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁monaster ies , ▁but ▁the ▁buildings ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used , ▁as ▁a ▁sil k