(St.) Mary de Westcheping

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

In the Charter of Eudo Dapifer "de fundatione Ecclesiae S. Johannis de Colcestre" is : "Et ecclesiam S. Mariae de Westcheping London quae vocatur Niewecherche, concedente Ailwardo Grosso presbytero, qui in eadem ecclesia ex donatione antecessoris mei Huberti de Ria personatum consecutus fuerat xxd. Praeterea ecclesiam S. Stephani super Walebrock et domum meam petrinam juxta Niewchurch, etc." (Dugdale, IV. 609).


Qy. = St. Mary le Bow, or St. Mary Woolchurch. Probably St. Mary Woolchurch, which belonged to the monks of St. John of Colchester.

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