Ælfwine of Warwick
Ælfwine of Warwick was a Sheriff of Warwickshire under William the Conquorer, and one of the few Anglo-Saxons to retain their lands after the conquest.
Arden of Park Hall coat of arms.
Family
His mother was Erminhild de Warwick and his father was Wigod de Wallingford, Earl of Wallington and a descendant of both Egbert III of England, and Charles Martel.
His wife was Horne and children were:
- Turchill of Kinsbury de Warwick also known as Thorkell of Arden who was a knight and Earl of Warrckshire, who married Leverunia and through whom was the progenitor of the Arden family in Warwickshire.
- Leofstan[1]
- Gudmund[2]
His sister Ealdgyth was the wife of Robert d'Oilly, who succeeded him as Sheriff.
Estates
He was the owner of Ryton-on-Dunsmore, an estate assessed at 3½ hides and including woodland half a league by 2 furlongs, and a mill worth 12s.[3] and a benefactor of Coventry Abbey.
References
- William Camden, The Visitation of the County of Warwick in the Year 1619, Published in London by the Harleian Society, 1877.
- Townend, Peter. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 18th edition. Vol. 2 pg. 15. London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965-1972.
- L.F. Salzman, VCH: A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 6, From British History Online.
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