Waltham Abbey, Abbey of Waltham Holy Cross
Dates: Medieval institution; dissolved in the 1530s
Biography
Augustinian abbey at Waltham Holy Cross in Essex and the recorded former owner of the Manor of Abbots estate described by Morant.
Notes / Sources
The source establishes ownership of the imported Essex estate, not merely a general connection between Waltham Abbey and the locality.
Research sources:
- Philip Morant correspondence quoted in Essex Archaeology and History Society, ESAH160, February 2015, citing a letter dated 19 April 1763 concerning the Manor of Abbots in Stanway, Fordham, Copford and Lexden. — https://esah160.blogspot.com/2015/02/?m=0
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