Bibliography

EARLY DEEDS


NB: The William Salt Library, Eastgate Street Stafford, holds some original Anglo-Saxon deeds relating to Betley.

See also Della Hooke, The landscape of Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire: the charter evidence. (Department of Adult Education, University of Keele, Studies in Local Archaeology, No. 1). University of Keele, 1983. (see pp. 106-109 for the boundary clause, and its translation , from an Anglo-Saxon charter whereby King Edgar grants land etc. at Madeley to bishop Aethelwold. The boundaries lay at the meeting point of the boundaries of Checkley cum Wrinehill, where the boundaries of the counties of Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire also meet. They passed through 'wriman ford' at Wrinehill.

1227
Grant by Henry III to Henry of Audley of certain lands in Betley.
[National Archives, Kew. Ref: C53, Piece no. 18/19]

1227
Grant by Henry III to Henry of Audley of a weekly market on Thursdays at Betley and a yearly fair there on the vigil, the feast and the morrow of St. Margaret.
[National Archives, Kew. Ref: C53, Piece no. 18/19]

1378
Betley. Court. Private suits, presentments, appointments, pains.
William Salt Library , Stafford [Salt Deeds, Pearson No. 261]
Advanced skills in palaeography are needed to read this document.

15th/16th C?
Half-year rental, Betley.
William Salt Library, Stafford [Salt Deeds, Pearson No.259]
In fairly good condition. 1520.
Assignment of the manors of Cold Norton, Apedale, Betley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Fenton Kilward and Audley.
At University of Keele Library, Sneyd Papers S402.
In very good condition. Moderate skills in palaeography are needed to read this document.

1550/51.
Deed (?) Mottefeldes in Betley (Rauf Egerton/Wm. Egerton)
William Salt Library, Stafford [Salt Deeds, Pearson No. 176]
In very good condition.

1553.
Betley lease for 21 years.
William Salt Library, Stafford [Salt Deeds, Pearson No. 180]

1573
Division of property in Betley.
William Salt Library, Stafford, [Salt Deeds, Pearson No. 178] 1576
Deed: Audley, Foxley Wood, Betley, Blackeyertehes. (Audley/Edgeton).
William Salt Library, Stafford [Salt Deeds Pearson No. 172].
In very good condition.

c. 1667. Betley; land at Babbermosse Close (Egerton lease).
William Salt Library, Stafford [Salt Deeds, Pearson No. 174a]
In good condition.