There exists a 13th century record of a female anchorite who attached herself to the east end of St. Nicholas Church, Worcester. There was another anchorite at Diglis, and one attached to St. John's Church, Worcester. The anchorage was formally sanctioned by Bishop Gifford in 1269. Her name was Juliana, but apart from the name, we know little of her. Her names was Juliana, the wife of a serf on the episcopal manor, possibly to qualify her for life of a religious recluse, not permissible to one in servile condition, but quite appropriate for a freed woman. Another anchorage is said to have existed in the Teme Valley at Knightwick, and that the Ankerdine Hill there received its name from the fact.