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Polesworth Abbey
Abbey Church of St Editha, Polesworth
Polesworth Abbey
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52°37′7.77″N 1°36′44.02″W / 52.6188250°N 1.6122278°W / 52.6188250; -1.6122278
LocationPolesworth
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitepolesworthabbey.co.uk
History
DedicationSt Editha
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Administration
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham
ArchdeaconryAston
DeaneryPolesworth
ParishPolesworth

Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England.[1]

In 925, the sister of Ethelstan, and repudiated wife of Sihtric, king of Northumbria, came to live at the Abbey.[2] In 1066, Sir Robert Marmion expelled the nuns from Polesworth, but after seeing a vision of St. Edith, he allowed them to return; in 1242, King Henry III granted the abbey a weekly market, as well as an annual fair for St Margaret.[2]

  1. ^ Visit North Warwickshire website, Polesworth
  2. ^ a b British History website, Houses of Benedictine Nuns; Chapter 4, the Abbey of Polesworth

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