Mildburh [SEP] position held
Mildburh
Saint Mildburh (alternatively Milburga or Milburgh) (died 23 February 727) was the Benedictine abbess of Wenlock Priory. Her feast day is 23 February.
Life.
Mildburh was a daughter of Merewalh, King of the Mercian sub-kingdom of Magonsaete, and Domne Eafe. She was the older sister of Saint Mildrith and Saint Mildgytha. The three sisters have been likened to the three theological virtues: Milburh to faith, Mildgytha to hope, and Mildrith to charity.
Mildburh was sought in marriage by
to half of the manors in Patton hundred had close connections with the priory, with eight manors actually held by the priory ("see list above"). Beckbury was an exclave of Patton hundred and this can be explained by its priory connection, for like Stoke its parish is dedicated to Saint Mildburh (of Wenlock). Ditton became known as Prior's Ditton (and later Ditton Priors) for its connections with the priory. Cleestanton appears to have been an exception in the area, for it was held by the