Gisa (also written Giso; died 1088) was Bishop of Wells from 1060 to 1088. A native of Lorraine, Gisa came to England as a chaplain to King Edward the...
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The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers...
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Gisa, Bishop of Wells and William the Norman (Bishop of London). The Council of London produced several decrees, these were known as the "Canons of the...
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1980s Gisa (Bishop of Wells), also spelt Giso, bishop from 1060 to 1088 Greg Wells (born 1968), Canadian musician and record producer Greg Wells (baseball)...
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the Norman Conquest, Milverton was granted by Queen Edith of Wessex to Gisa, Bishop of Wells, but this was reversed by William the Conqueror. The manor...
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probably relates to Gisa, Bishop of Wells, who was its principal tenant and one of the major episcopal landowners in Somerset at the time of the Domesday Book...
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Wellington, Somerset (section Freedom of the Town)
the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the name had changed to Walintone and the estate was owned by Gisa (Bishop of Wells). The parish of Wellington...
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John of Tours or John de Villula (died 1122) was a medieval Bishop of Wells in England who moved the diocese seat to Bath. He was a native of Tours and...
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was to this impoverished cathedral church that Gisa was appointed bishop in 1060. Under him, grants of land were obtained successively from the kings...
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Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells...
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