Complex sentence: The earliest record of the manor of Hallow is from AD 816, during the reign of Coenwulf of Mercia, when Hallow evidently belonged to Worcester Cathedral, and by the 10th century Hallow belonged to the Benedictine priory attached to the cathedral.
Split into simpler sentences: The earliest record of the manor of Hallow is from AD 816, during the reign of Coenwulf of Mercia. In 816 Hallow evidently belonged to Worcester Cathedral, and by the 10th century Hallow belonged to the Benedictine priory attached to the cathedral.