Abbot of Burton

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The Abbot of Burton was the head of Burton Abbey, the Benedictine monastery of St Mary and St Modwenna at Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire, England. Allegedly the church was begun by a wandering Irish holy woman, but it was actually founded c. 1003 as a Benedictine abbey by Wulfric Spott. A continuous series of abbots, which slight possible interruptions, can be traced thereafter until the English Reformation.

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List of abbots

Abbots of the church of Burton
IncumbentFromUntilCitation(s)Notes
Wulfgeatc. 1004c. 1026 [1] The Annals of Burton state he died Thursday 20 April 1026, after 22 years in office. This date was in fact a Wednesday, though 20 April 1027 fell on a Thursday, meaning that the source was out by a year his abbacy lasted from c. 1005 to 1027. [1]
Brihtric Ic. 1027c. 1050 [2] The Annals of Burton state he died Saturday 20 April 1050, after 24 years in office. This date was in fact a Friday. [1]
Leofricc. 10511066 [3] Also Abbot of Peterborough (1052–1066), as well as Coventry, Crowland, and Thorney, he was the nephew of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. [4]
Brihtric IIc. 10671085 [3] Previously Abbot of Malmesbury, he was appointed by William the Conqueror soon after Abbot Leofric's death in either 31 October or 1 November 1066. [5]
Geoffrey de Mala Terra10851094 [3] He was expelled from his position in 1094. [3]
Nigel10941114 [3]
Geoffrey11141150 [3]
Robert I11501159 [3] He was expelled in 1159, but returned in 1176. [3]
Bernard11601174 [3] Previously Abbot of Cerne [3]
Robert I (again)1176 [3] Previously Abbot of Cerne [3]
Roger Malebranche11771182 [3]
Richard11821187 [3]
Nicholas11871197 [3]
William Melburne12001213 [3]
Stephen de Lucy1214 [3] Elected but resigned in January 1214 [6]
Roger12141216 [3]
Nicholas de Wallingford12161222 [7]
Richard de Insula12221229 [7]
Laurence de St Edward12291260 [7]
John de Stafford12601281 [7]
Thomas de Packington12811305 [7]
John de Burton13051316 [7]
William de Bromley13161329 [7]
Robert de Langdon13291340 [7]
Robert de Brykhull13401347 [8]
John of Ibestock13471366 [8]
Thomas of Southam13661400 [8]
John de Sudbury14001424 [9]
William Matthewe14241430 [9]
Robert Ownesby14301433 [9]
Ralph Henley14331455 [9]
William de Bronston14551473 [9]
Thomas de Felde14731493 [9]
William Fleghe14931502 [9]
William Beyne15021530 x 1531 [9] Associated with Abbot Beyne School
William Benson 15311533 [9] Became Abbot of Westminster [9]
John Beaton15331534 [9]
William Edys15341539 [9] Surrendered the abbey as part of the dissolution of the monasteries [9]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Knowles, Brooke, and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. i, p. 30
  2. ↑ Knowles, Brooke, and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. i, pp. 30–31
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Knowles, Brooke, and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. i, p. 31
  4. ↑ Knowles, Brooke, and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. i, p. 60
  5. ↑ Knowles, Brooke, and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. i, pp. 31, 55
  6. ↑ Knowles, Brooke, and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. i, pp. 31, 80
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Smith and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. ii, p. 25
  8. 1 2 3 Smith and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. ii, p. 26
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Greenslade and Pugh (eds.), "The Abbey of Burton"

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