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Bardney Abbey

Coordinates: 53°13′13″N 0°20′01″W / 53.2204°N 0.3336°W / 53.2204; -0.3336
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The nave of the Abbey
Surviving pillar base
Grave of former abbot Richard Horncastle, in nearby church of St Lawrence, Bardney

Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, England, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 697[1] by King Æthelred of Mercia, who was to become the first abbot. The monastery is supposed to have been destroyed during a Danish raid in 869.[2] In 1087 it was refounded as a priory, by Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln, and it regained status as an abbey in 1115.[2][3][4]

In 1537, six of the monks were executed for their role in the Lincolnshire Rising, and Dissolution followed.[2][3][5] In the following year, the property was granted to Sir Robert Tirwhit. He retained the abbot's lodging as a house, and the cloister became a garden, though both later became ruinous along with the remainder of the monastery.[5]

Excavations in 1909–14 revealed the layout. This can still be seen, though nothing remains to any height. Further excavations and conservation took place in 2009[6] and 2011.[7] Some grave slabs and carved stones are preserved in Bardney parish church, which is dedicated to St Lawrence.[8][9]

Relics of St Oswald

Template:Oswald at Bardney

Known abbots of Bardney

This list is taken from the Victoria County History,[3] and Bowyer's History of the Mitred Parliamentary Abbies.[4]
Original foundation


Benedictine foundation

  • Ralf, prior in 1087, abbot 1115
  • Ivo, occurs about 1133
  • John of Ghent, elected 1140, occurs 1147 and 1150
  • Walter, occurs 1155 to 1166
  • John, occurs 1167
  • Ralf of Stainfield, occurs 1180
  • Robert, occurs 1191
  • Ralf de Rand, occurs 1208, deposed 1214
  • Peter of Lenton, intruded 1214
  • Matthew, occurs 1218, died 1223
  • Adam de Ascwardby, elected 1225, occurs 1231 and 1240
  • William of Ripton
  • Walter of Benningworth, elected 1241, deposed 1243
  • William of Hatton,elected 1244
  • William of Torksey, elected 1258, died 1266
  • Peter of Barton, elected 1266, resigned 1280
  • Robert of Wainfleet, elected 1280, resigned 1318[10]
  • Richard of Gainsborough, elected 1318, died 1342
  • Roger of Barrow, elected 1342, died 1355
  • Thomas of Stapleton, elected 1355, died 1379
  • Hugh of Braunston, elected 1379, resigned 1385
  • John of Haynton, elected 1385
  • John Woxbrigge, elected 1404, died 1413
  • Geoffrey Hemingsby, elected 1413, died 1435
  • John Wainfleet, elected 1435, died 1447[11]
  • Gilbert Multon, elected 1447, resigned 1466
  • Richard Horncastle, elected 1466, resigned 1507
  • William Marton, last abbot, elected 1507

Further reading

  • New, Anthony (1985). A guide to the abbeys of England and Wales. Constable. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-09-463520-X. OCLC 246863338.
  • "Bardney Village History". Bardney Heritage Centre, Station road, Bardney, LN3 5UF: Bardney Heritage Group. 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013. {{cite web}}: |chapter= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location (link) Includes finds record and floor plan from 1909 excavation.
  • Laing, Charles Edward (1913). Some notes on Bardney Abbey.
  • An organisation called The Association of friends of Bardney Abbey existed from 1975 to 1993,[12] and published a number of monographs in the 1970s whose titles and authors are listed by a number of internet sources but the actual works are more elusive.
  • Beech, George (1989). Patterson, Robert B (ed.). "Antiquarians and Flemings in the refoundation of Bardney Abbey (Lincolnshire) in the later 11th century". Haskins Society Journal. 1: 73–90. Retrieved 4 April 2013, describing the refoundation of the Abbey by Gilbert de Gant with monks from Charroux.

See also

References

  1. ^ This date comes from the National Monument record, but according to Bede the abbey already existed when Oswald was interred there in 679
  2. ^ a b c Historic England. "Bardney Abbey (351575)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Bardney". A History of the County of Lincoln: Volume 2. Victoria County History. 1906. pp. 97–104. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b Bowyer, W. (1718). An History of the Mitred Parliamentary Abbies, and Conventual Cathedral Churches. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b Historic England. "House and Garden (1058729)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  6. ^ Cope-Faulkener, Paul (December 2009). Archaeological evaluation at Bardney Abbey (BASM09 12/09) (PDF). Heckington: Archaeological Project Services. Retrieved 4 April 2013. Report on 2009 investigation, includes detailed floor plan.
  7. ^ "Bardney Abbey Revealled 2011". Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  8. ^ "New exhibition of sculpture from Bardney Abbey". Heritage Lottery Fund. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Bardney church". Bardney Heritage Group. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Benedictine Cell (1301846)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  11. ^ Thompson, Pishey (1820). Collections for a topographical and historical account of Boston, and the hundred of Skirbeck. Boston: J.Noble. p. 28.
  12. ^ "The association of friends of Bardney Abbey". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 1993. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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