William Malbank, 1st Baron of Wich Malbank explained
William Malbank, 1st Baron of Wich Malbank (c.1050 – before 1109) was a baron who travelled to Nantwich in Cheshire, England, and built a castle there.[1] [2] He also founded the Hospital of St Nicholas there in 1083–84.[3] [4]
Sources
- Hall J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd edn) (E. J. Morten; 1972)
Notes and References
- Web site: Guillaume II Maubenc, 1st. Baron of Wich-Malbank (Nantwich) in "History of the city of Chester, from its foundation to the present time" . Joseph . Hemingway. J. Fletcher. Chester. 1831.
- Book: Bromley, Ian . Bromley: Midlands family history, and the search for the Leicestershire Origins. 2006. Matador. 978-1905237951.
- Hall, pp. 48–53
- Hall, p. 17