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in 577, the Ismere Diploma suggests that Husmerae is the ancient name for area, although uncertainty over its provenance leave the origins of the name open to question. It was specifically referred to as the province south of the Mercian heartlands and was considered an extensive folk territory. A historical description cited it as the area next to the River Stour in a charter records that detailed a grant by King Æthelbald

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