Grant of Land by King Offa to Worcester

When 789 years had passed since the birth of Christ, King Offa, in the thirty-first year of his reign, granted a hide of land at Broadwas to the monastery at Worcester for the use of the brothers for all time, as fully and completely as he himself held it.

✠ I, Offa, by the grace of Christ King of Mercia, confirm this my gift with the symbol of the cross.

✠ I, Aldred, Under-king of Worcester, confirm this same gift.

✠ I, Bishop Eadberht, confirm the same.

✠ I, Berhthun, confirm the same.

These are the boundaries of Broadwas:

From the River Teme to the joyful brook, from the joyful brook to the marsh by the wood, from the marsh by the wood to the running stream, from the running stream to the brooks and from the brooks to the old dyke, from the old dyke to seges pond and from the seges pond to the head of the pool, and from the head to Thornbridge, from Thornbridge to the pool and along the pool to the bridge over the brooks, from the bridge over the brooks to the running stream and from the stream to Foxbatch, from Foxbatch to the wolf-pit, from the pit to the old steps, from the steps to the Doddenham pool, from the pool back to the River Teme.