Wulviva

Wulviva

Wulvia was an Anglo-saxon noblewoman. Her name survives in that of the Herefordshire village of Woolhope - "Wulviva's Hope" (hope = valley).

The manor of Woolhope, along with three others, was given to the cathedral at Hereford before the Norman Conquest by Wulviva and her sister (Lady) Godiva. The church has a 20th century stained glass window showing them. [ [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mymuk/1097578497/in/set-72057594122188737/ An image of the window] ]

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