Ælfwine of Warwick
Arden of Park Hall Coat of Arms.
Ælfwine of Warwick was a Sherriff of Warwickshire under William the Conquorer, and one of the few Anglo-Saxons to retain their lands after the conquest.
Family
His mother was Erminhild de Warwick and his father was Wigod de Wallingford, Earl of Wallington and a descendent 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]
His sister Ealdgyth was the wife of Robert d'Oilly, who succeeded him as Sherriff.
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. [2] and a benefactor of Coventry Abbey.
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