Evesham Abbey Bell Tower, Worcestershire, England
N 52° 05.484 W 001° 56.865
30U E 572089 N 5771726
Evesham Abbey Bell Tower, Worcestershire
Waymark Code: WMTB1C
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/26/2016
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From Wikipedia -
Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire, England between 700 and 710 AD following an alleged vision of the Virgin Mary by a swineherd by the name of Eof.
According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the Norman Conquest unusually well, because of a quick approach by Abbot Æthelwig to William the Conqueror. Only one section of walling survives from the actual abbey, although fragments of the chapter house, the bell tower and the gateway remain, which were added later: the chapter house in the 13th century and the bell tower in the 16th century. Simon de Montfort (1208–1265) is buried near the high altar of the ruined abbey, the spot marked by an altar-like memorial monument dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1965.
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