Ælfwine of Warwick facts for kids

Arden of Park Hall coat of arms.

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.

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
• Gudmund

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. and a benefactor of Coventry Abbey.