Eadnoth (disambiguation)

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Eadnoth is an Old English masculine name, which may refer to:

Eadnoth the Younger, abbot of Ramsey (c. 992 — 1007 x 1009) and bishop of Dorchester (1007 x 1009 — 1016)
Eadnoth II, bishop of Dorchester (1034 — 1049)
Eadnoth of Crediton, Bishop of Crediton (fl. early 11th century)
Eadnoth the Constable, held 30 holdings in Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire before the Norman conquest

Eadnoth the Younger or Eadnoth I was a medieval monk and prelate, successively Abbot of Ramsey and Bishop of Dorchester. From a prominent family of priests in the Fens, he was related to Oswald, Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop of York and founder of Ramsey Abbey. Following in the footsteps of his illustrious kinsman, he initially became a monk at Worcester. He is found at Ramsey supervising construction works in the 980s, and around 992 actually became Abbot of Ramsey. As abbot, he founded two daughter houses in what is now Cambridgeshire, namely, a monastery at St Ives and a nunnery at Chatteris. At some point between 1007 and 1009, he became Bishop of Dorchester, a see that encompassed much of the eastern Danelaw. He died at the Battle of Assandun in 1016, fighting Cnut the Great.

Eadnoth II was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester, when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester.

Eadnoth was a medieval Bishop of Crediton.

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