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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Leicestershire (redirect from County of Leicester)
Kirby Muxloe Castle Launde Abbey Leicester Cathedral Mallory Park Melton Carnegie Museum Moira Furnace Mount St. Bernard Abbey National Space Centre 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...
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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...
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Historic England. "Leicester Abbey (1051690)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 25 June 2013. Historic England. "Leicester Austin Friary (867110)"...
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rebrands Abbey and Bradford & Bingley BBC News. 11 January 2010 "Alliance & Leicester – Credit Cards – Important Information". Alliance & Leicester plc. Archived...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Priory Launde Priory LEICESTER (see below) Mount St Bernard Abbey Rothley Temple Swinford Preceptory Ulverscroft Priory Leicester Abbey Austin Friars Blackfriars...
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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...
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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...
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considerable autonomy compared to Leicester's other ecclesiastical parishes, which were all held by Leicester Abbey. The tithes and glebe lands at Knighton...
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Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, St Margaret's, Westcotes, and Wyggeston. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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;...
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Santander UK (redirect from Abbey international)
Abbey National plc was combined with the savings business and branches of Bradford & Bingley plc, and renamed Santander UK plc. Alliance & Leicester plc...
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National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2023. "Leicester Abbey". Story of Leicester. Retrieved 20 August 2023. Historic England. "Sauvey Castle...
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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...
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