Abbot and convent of Shrewsbury Abbey, Benedictine abbey and corporate lord of Albrighton
Dates: Abbey founded 1083; surrendered 24 January 1540
Biography
The Benedictine community of Shrewsbury Abbey, founded by Roger de Montgomery, held Albrighton as an ecclesiastical manor and administered its rents, demesne and customary tenants until the Dissolution.
Notes / Sources
This is a corporate holder rather than an individual person.
Research sources:
- R. W. Eyton, Antiquities of Shropshire, vol. 10, pp. 107-109; citing Earl Roger's charter, royal confirmations, the Pimhill Hundred-Rolls of 1255 and 1279, the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1534 and Ministers' Accounts of 1541-1542. — https://www.melocki.org.uk/eyton/Vol10.html
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