The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinian religious house in the city of Leicester, in the East Midlands...

St Mary's Abbey    Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council...

at Leicester to rest at Leicester Abbey. There, Wolsey's condition quickly worsened. He died on 29 November 1530 and was buried at Leicester Abbey, now...

hunter gatherers active in the Leicester area. Flint axe heads from the Early Stone Age have been found found on Abbey Meadows, in Scraptoft, and in Eyres...

in Leicester as a major Augustinian abbey on the meadows outside the town's north gate, annexing the college's considerable endowment to the abbey. The...

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In 1520, Penny died at Leicester Abbey, where he had earlier been the abbot, and was buried at St Margaret's Church in Leicester. The church contains his...

Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was...

Historic England. "Leicester Abbey (1051690)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 25 June 2013. Historic England. "Leicester Austin Friary (867110)"...

rebrands Abbey and Bradford & Bingley BBC News. 11 January 2010 "Alliance & Leicester – Credit Cards – Important Information". Alliance & Leicester plc. Archived...

Benedetto da Rovezzano and Giovanni da Maiano, but he was buried in Leicester Abbey (now Abbey Park) without a monument. Henry VIII contemplated using the impressive...

Blackfriars Priory    Blackfriars Leicester, also known as St Clement's Church, Leicester and St Clement's Priory, Leicester, is a former priory of the Order...

"Blanchmains" (d. 1190). After a long widowhood, she was buried in Leicester Abbey after her death on 1 April 1212. The chronicler Jordan Fantosme wrote...

The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of science and technology in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre. With four...

Island River Soar Soar Navigation ABBEY PARK site of lifting bridge    Frog Island is an inner city area of Leicester, England, so named because it lies...

Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and...

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2014 Leicester Mercury, 24 July 2009. "The Bones of Stratford Langthorne Abbey", CD publication by Charley Heritage Group BBC News website (Leicester), 5...

Rothley. Ruins of the Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, survive, and are Grade I listed. The abbey was an Augustinian...

considerable autonomy compared to Leicester's other ecclesiastical parishes, which were all held by Leicester Abbey. The tithes and glebe lands at Knighton...

Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, St Margaret's, Westcotes, and Wyggeston. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton,...

Downton Abbey: A New Era is a 2022 historical drama film and the sequel to the 2019 film Downton Abbey. The film was written by Julian Fellowes, the creator...

although his original tomb was replaced in 1846. He was the abbot of Leicester Abbey from 1496 to 1509, and subsequently Bishop of Carlisle. The churchyard...

centre. The earliest evidence suggests that racing took place at Abbey Meadow, Leicester on 23 March 1603, the day before Queen Elizabeth I died. The highlight...

Martin, Leicester, commonly known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. The...

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208 – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake...

principal grange or farm of Leicester Abbey. After the suppression of the abbey in 1538 it passed to the Farnhams. Leicester Airport is close to the village;...

Abbey National plc was combined with the savings business and branches of Bradford & Bingley plc, and renamed Santander UK plc. Alliance & Leicester plc...

National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2023. "Leicester Abbey". Story of Leicester. Retrieved 20 August 2023. Historic England. "Sauvey Castle...

still centred on the church. The church's original patronage came from Leicester Abbey. Between 1699 and 1856, however, the patrons were the Phillips family...