Ælfwine of Warwick


Ælfwine of Warwick was a Sheriff of Warwickshire under William the Conqueror, and one of the few Anglo-Saxons to retain their lands after the conquest. He died before 1087.

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 hides and including woodland half a league by 2 furlongs, and a mill worth 12s. and a benefactor of Coventry Abbey.