Abingdon Abbey, Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin
Dates: Founded before the Norman Conquest; suppressed in 1538
Biography
A major Benedictine house that held the superior estate of Lewknor and associated lands before the Dissolution.
Notes / Sources
This entry records superior lordship and is not equivalent to direct possession of every parcel within Ackhampstead.
Research sources:
- Gordon Wyatt, A History of Ackhampstead, citing the Abingdon Abbey tradition and the Hundred Rolls; corroborated by the Buckinghamshire Heritage Portal monument record for Ackhampstead. — https://www.friethhistory.org/A%20History%20of%20Frieth/090_Ackhampstead.html
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