Ælfwine of Warwick


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
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.