A confirmation of the grant of lands to Peterborough (Medeshamstede) by Wulfhere, king of Mercia, in 664 includes Werrington, but this is generally thought to be a post-Conquest forgery. The manor was still held by Peterborough Abbey in 1086 (8 hides and 1 virgate), with a further three hides held by four of the abbot's knights. There was no mention of a church at this time.