Forty deeds relating to Ewelme Hospital, including property in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Derbyshire.
Ewelme Hospital Deeds
Archive Collection
- This material is held at
- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Ch. Bucks. 1409-40; Derby 57; Hants. 189-93; Oxon. 4295; Wilts. 371
- Dates of Creation1523-1800
- Language of MaterialEnglish, and Latin.
- Physical Description40 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Ewelme Almshouse Charity was founded in 1437 when William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, founded an almshouse in Ewelme (Ewelme Hospital).
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Acquisition Information
The deeds were given to the Library by Mrs Winifred Powell in 1950.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
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