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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt:...Whittington, and Chirbury. In Earl Roger's time it yielded £15 15s. The berewicks are the later townships, comprising those of Welsh Frankton, Berghill, Day well, Fernhill, Hindford, Henlle, Ebnall, and half of Old Marton. From Earl Roger, Whittington descended to Robert de Belesme, and, on his forfeiture, passed to Henry I, who seems to have granted it to William Peverel of Dover, whose nephew, William Peverel, held it against Stephen in 1138. The second Peverel died childless. The last one of his coheirs married Guarin de Metz, sheriff of Salop in 1083, but the king seems to have resumed possession of the castle, and to have granted it in 1164 to Geoffry de Vere, who married Isabel de Say of Clun. Next year, 1165, Henry resumed it, and granted it to Roger de Powys, a Welshman, who held office in South Wales. He was also custos of the Fitz-Alan castle of "Dernio", which Mr. Eyton takes to be Edeyrneon Castle, in Merioneth. In 1173 Roger was allowed aid for its repairs. Meredith, son of Roger, succeeded, and was followed by Meyric, Meredith's brother, who died about 1200. He was called Meyric de Powys of Wales, and paid fifty marcs to King John to have Whittington and Overton. The Powys tenure was that of " king's messenger in Wales". The Fitz-Warins seem always to have kept alive their claim from their ancestor Guarin, though Wrenoc, son of Meyric, succeeded, and paid eighty marcs to John for the villages and Castles of Whittington and Overton, but Fulk Fitz-Warine seems to have obtained the castle from the Prince-of Wales, which John at first resented, but finally, in 1204, confirmed to Fulk, as his "right and heritage", when he paid two hundred marcs and two " destriers", and gained a judicial decision in his...