Bordesley Abbey
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Bordesley Abbey was a 12th-century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England.
The abbey's foundation has been attributed to Queen Maud[citation needed], but it is actually down to Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan who gave the monks of Garendon Abbey in Leicestershire some more land. The Count's twin brother was the benefactor of Garendon. However, Empress Matilda did lay claim to being patron of Bordesley once de Beaumont surrendered to her in about 1141. Thus making Bordesley a royal house. Bordesley Abbey was once an important local ecclesiastical centre, holding political control of the ancient township of Tardebigge. However, the abbey's importance was lost once its control of the area was taken from it in the 1534 disestablishment. It was demolished by Henry VIII during the dissolution in 1538 and the property was sold.
The ruins are now an archaeological site, undergoing investigation since 1969 by the University of Reading's Bordesley Abbey Project. Many of the excavated items can be seen in a visitor centre and museum at the site.
The site is open to the public and accessible via public rights of way.
It is said[by whom?] to be haunted by the ghost of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, The Black Dog of Arden who was buried in the Abbey.[citation needed]
See also
External links
- Bordesley Abbey Official Web Site, including visitor details
- The Bordesley Abbey Project at the University of Reading
- Redditch Local History Society
References
- Walsh, D. (Redditch: Forge Mill Museum Trust Ltd., 1984) p. 1
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