William crossed the Thames at Wallingford during his march to encircle London, choosing this ford over the more direct but heavily defended London Bridge approach. At Wallingford he received the submission of Archbishop Stigand, the most significant ecclesiastical defection to the Norman cause. The crossing secured the western approach to London and completed his encirclement of the city.
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