The landed endowment of the Anglo-Saxon minster at Hanbury (Worcs.)
Steven Bassett
Abstract Many of the minsters founded and generously endowed in first century a half Anglo-Saxon christianity were evidently failing as efficient managers their estates by late eighth century, if we judge actions bishops whose dioceses they sat. In diocese Worcester can be seen transferring administration lands such to cathedral community, then seeking ratification from Mercian kings direct ancestors or royal predecessors had often been involved original acts foundation. When ninth-century acutely short land, alleviated problem engineering forced loans concerned see Worcester. These processes are well exemplified history minster at Hanbury (Worcs.) its landed endowment, for which particularly good contemporary evidence survives.
Anglo-Saxon England