Warlus, Somme
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Warlus is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
during wartime.
There is nothing to suggest that Warlus is very old. It doesn’t appear to have had a castle and seems to have grown around a former convent, of which few vestiges remain (a few walls and some underground passages). The priors came from the Abbey of Selaincourt
.
In the 12th century, the population grouped around the monastery and build a church. In the 16th & 17th centuries the seigneurs
came from the Crequy family
of Poix-de-Picardie
.
During the Hundred Years War, the English went through the territory (there’s an ‘English path’ in Warlus woods) from Poix-de-Picardie
to Airaines
.
The tithes belonged to the abbey
of Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre of Selaincourt and Berteaucourt, and the Celestine
convent.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
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.
Population
History
The name of Warlus may have its origins in the name of an early bishop. Other sources say it comes from the Anglo-Saxon war(store or watch) and lux (light). In the 12th century, there was once a high tower which may have been used as a beaconBeacon
A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of...
during wartime.
There is nothing to suggest that Warlus is very old. It doesn’t appear to have had a castle and seems to have grown around a former convent, of which few vestiges remain (a few walls and some underground passages). The priors came from the Abbey of Selaincourt
Selaincourt
Selaincourt is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....
.
In the 12th century, the population grouped around the monastery and build a church. In the 16th & 17th centuries the seigneurs
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
came from the Crequy family
Créquy family
-Origins:Créquy , is a French family which originated in Artois, and took its name from a small lordship of Créquy, in the present Pas-de-Calais...
of Poix-de-Picardie
Poix-de-Picardie
Poix-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 roads, some southwest of Amiens,...
.
During the Hundred Years War, the English went through the territory (there’s an ‘English path’ in Warlus woods) from Poix-de-Picardie
Poix-de-Picardie
Poix-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 roads, some southwest of Amiens,...
to Airaines
Airaines
Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Amiens, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.-Hamlets and neighbourhoods:...
.
The tithes belonged to the abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
of Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre of Selaincourt and Berteaucourt, and the Celestine
Celestine
Celestine may refer to:Popes of the Roman Catholic Church:* Pope Celestine I * Pope Celestine II * Pope Celestine III * Pope Celestine IV * Pope Celestine V *Antipope Celestine II Other...
convent.