Oswulf de Haverington, of Flemingsby

Oswulf de Haverington, of Flemingby named after 8th century Chieftain, Oswulf, King of Northumbria

Born: Cir 1160, Harington, Cumberland, England Marriage: Unknown

General Notes:

According to Carl Boyer in his book, Medieval Ancestors of Robert Abell, the pedigree that begins with Osulf of Flemingby to Sir Robert de Harrington is taken from Ian Grimble's The Harington Family. Grimble says the Plea Roll of 1277 contains a pedigree of Sir Robert's descent from Osulf which confirmed the evidence of the Register at St. Bee's [Dungdale's Monasticon]. This evidence was part of a suit against the Abbot of Holm Culton concerning Sir Robert's claim to the manor of Flemingby, but Robert had to vacant all but 380 acres of the manor.
~Medieval Ancestors of Robert Abell, pp. 131-132 721

Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. Osulf of Flemingby of Cumberland made a grant of land to the Priory of Carlisle "eighty years after Magnus Barelegs perished in Ireland." [Grimble, pg. 19]. He flourished during the time of Richard I (1189-1199]. His name was taken from a Northumbrian king who had been murdered 400 years earlier.

~Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell , p. 131

• Background Information. Osulphus, or Osculphus de Haverington, so called from Haverington or Harington, a manor in Cumberland, lived in the time of Richard I and had one son named Robert de Haverington, who left two sons, Adam de Havering, who died without issue; and Thomas de Haverington who died during the Reign of Henry III and was succeeded by his son Michaeal de Haverington.

~Debrett's, The Baronetage of Enland, Vol. I, p. 28

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Owned Manor of Flemingly, which today is Village of Flimby. It is on the Cumberland Coast, north of town of Herrington in Northern-most country of England, just south of Scotland. The old Harrington Parish Church is near original manor of Flemingby. A son of Osulf (with consent of his wife) gave land on which church stands. Osulf is known to be of Norman ancestry.

From "Herrington and Related Families of the South", compiled by Elizabeth Mikell Herrington:

P 2 Iam Grimble states that his church is the Old Harrington Parish Church. the Town developed on the site of a Roman camp established about 80 AD during the conquest of England by the Roman legions under Agricola. such fortified camps were built throughout England, especially on the northern border, as places of defense against the Picts and Scots from the Scotland of that day. The ancient town of Harrington, from which the family derives its name, lies on the coast of Cumberland, the northwesternmost shire or county of England. It is located at the mouth of the River Wyre and overlooks Solway firth. Across Harrington Harbor are the hills of Scotland beyond the firth.

After 410 AD, when the Romans withdrew from England because of the pressure of Barbarian Tribes in the frontiers of the empire, an unsettled period ensued. The Anglo-Saxons and later the Danes invaded England and struggled for control. In 1066, William the Conqueror, of Normandy, invaded England. Harrington Parish Church, which will be of special interest to the family, stands on the site of the Roman encampment on an eminence overlooking the Town. It seems apparent that a place of worship was located on the spot from the earliest Roman times. The present building has a Roman font and incorporated in the masonry, there are examples of Roman sculptures including a Roman stone coffin located in the masonry immediately inside the main doorway. the square Norman tower of the church is undoubtedly a part of the original structure and probably dates back to the twelfth century. The church bell, which can be heard a full mile away bears the date 1670. Unfortunately, the church records of the earlier years have been lost or destroyed; but, those covering the period since King Henry VIII are available since 1535.