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	Crowland Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Crowland Abbey, in Lincolnshire, was originally founded in the 8th century, and is dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Guthlac.
		Crowland is well known to historians as the probable home of the Croyland Chronicle, begun by one of its monks and continued by several other hands.
		In 1537, the abbot of Crowland wrote to Thomas Cromwell, sending him a gift of fish: "ryght mekely besechyng yow lordship favorablye to accepte the same fyshe, and to be gud and favorable lorde unto me and my pore house".
	www.uncover.us /en/wikipedia/c/cr/crowland_abbey.html (132 words)

	Crowland Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Part of the abbey church is still in use as the parish church.
		One of the religious relics that the abbey contains is the skull of the 9th century Abbot Saint Theodore which used to be on public display until it was stolen from its display case in 1982.
		The abbey is also known for being the subject of a John Clare sonnet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crowland_Abbey (220 words)

	Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Crowland \| British History Online
		In 1124 Geoffrey was succeeded by Waltheof, an English monk of Crowland, (Footnote 26) and brother of Gospatric, formerly earl of Northumbria.
		A monk of Crowland was sent to John in Normandy, and for 100 marks obtained, on 1 April, 1202, a confirmation of Richard's warranty for seisin of the marsh, and of the charter of Henry II setting forth the bounds of Crowland.
		Early in November, 1303, the abbot resigned, (Footnote 103) and on the 13th for a fine of 40 marks Edward I granted the custody of the abbey during the vacancy to the prior and convent, (Footnote 104) thus protecting it from the escheators.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=37992 (10262 words)

	Crowland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crowland (modern usage) or Croyland (medieval era name) is a town in Lincolnshire, England, positioned between Peterborough and Spalding, with two major sites of historical interest.
		One is the unique fourteenth Century three-sided bridge, Trinity Bridge, which stands at its central point, the confluence of three rivers, the other is its ruined medieval Crowland Abbey, founded by St Guthlac in the eighth century.
		The Croyland Chronicle, an important source for medieval historians, is believed to be the work of one of the monastery's inhabitants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crowland (110 words)

	England GenWeb Project - Lincolnshire, Crowland
		The Crowland Ponds at TF 2210 are part of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
		From White's 1872 Lincolnshire: "The Abbey at Crowland was founded by Ethelbald, King of Mercia in 716, for the reception of the fl monks.
		The parish church (the Abbey) stands in the middle of the village.
	www.rootsweb.com /~englin/C/crowland.htm (865 words)

	Churchmouse: Croyland Abbey, Crowland, Lincolnshire. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Abbey was partially demolished in 1539 at the Dissolution of the Monasteries but the 15th century north aisle, about a third of the church, was retained for use by the parish.
		The remaining buildings were conserved at the end of the nineteenth century by the efforts of the Rev. T.H.Le Boeuf and the remains of the magnificently sculptured 13th century West Front was conserved as recently as 1983.
		Nearby in the village of Crowland (note the different spelling to Croyland) there is a unique 14th century bridge which spanned a split in the river Welland.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /peter.fairweather/docs/croyland_abbey.htm (242 words)

	Walk #175: Spalding to Peterborough
		A local told me that the present impressive Abbey remains are only one-eighth the size of the original abbey, and that at one time it was the second-biggest abbey in Britain, behind Glastonbury in Somerset.
		A sign showed that the Nave of the abbey was built in 1405 A.D., was 144 feet long and the roof fell in during 1688.
		It turns out that originally Crowland was a place where the Welland divided into two streams, and the bridge therefore allowed people to get from one side of the rivers to any of the others.
	www.britishwalks.org /walks/2002/175.php (2514 words)

	The History of Crowland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Crowland Abbey, located deep in the Lincolnshire fens of England, was once a center for medieval religious life.
		These threats peaked during the early fifteenth century when a neighboring abbey claimed a portion of Crowland's lands as their own, resulting in a case that was brought to court in 1413.
		To prove that they had sole claim to the abbey's lands, the Crowland monks presented the court with a volume known as the Historia Crowlandensis (or History of Crowland), that was a string of historical land charters woven together into a general history of the abbey.
	www.museumofhoaxes.com /crowland.html (482 words)

	Crowland Abbey
		The abbey suffered under the Danish depredations of the following two centuries; in 870 a Danish attack surprised the monks at prayer, the abbot was killed and the buildings burned to the ground.
		Once more Crowland was rebuilt, this time in Norman style, and again the abbey buildings were destroyed, by earthquake in 1118 and by fire in 1143.
		The nave of the abbey church and two side aisles were left standing to serve as the parish church for Crowland.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/cambridgeshire/abbeys/crowland.htm (440 words)

	Encyclopedia: Crowland Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Trinity Bridge, Crowland Crowland (modern usage) or Croyland (medieval era name) is a town in Lincolnshire, England, positioned between Peterborough and Spalding, with two major sites of historical interest.
		The Croyland Chronicle (or Crowland Chronicle) is an important, if not always reliable, primary source for English medieval history, in particular the late 15th century.
		Abbots coat of arms An abbot (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Latin abbas (genitive form, abbatis), Old English abbad, ; German Abt; French abbé) is the head and chief governor of a community of monks, called also in the East hegumenos or The English version...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Crowland-Abbey (885 words)

	On Middan Gyrwan Fenne: Intercommoning around the Island of
		That around Crowland was all that remained in the area, and the invasion thereof was an act of naked aggression prompted by greed and envy.
		Likewise, Crowland acted the innocent victim in 1206 when Peterborough Abbey made claim to marshes to the south of the river Welland, and it maintained its right in the face of concerted attempts to appropriate the fens to the north by the men of Deeping throughout the 13th century (Riley 1854: 311-5, 319-20).
		Alderland was adjudged parcel of the manor of Crowland in 1583 and transferred to Lincolnshire.
	www.roffe.freeserve.co.uk /articles/fenne.htm (3091 words)

	Houses of Benedictine monks: The priory of Spalding \| British History Online
		The priory of Spalding it is said was founded in 1051, when Thorold of Buckenhale, sheriff of Lincoln, (Footnote 1) and a special benefactor of Crowland Abbey, granted the manor of Spalding to that house for the relief of its necessities.
		If the chronicle of Crowland may be believed, he seems to have had his full share of that Norman arrogance which marred the first days of the Conquest, and despised the monks of Spalding because of their Saxon blood.
		At the end of the reign of Henry II the chronicler of Crowland asserts that all the most powerful men of the wapentake of Elloe, with the prior of Spalding at their head, marched into the abbot's enclosures, dug up turf, cut down woods and alder-beds, and depastured their cattle on his meadows.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=37995 (3972 words)

	Treasure Trove - Abbeys and Monasteries in Lincolnshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		King Henry's instructions were that the abbey churches should be demolished or at the least have their roofs removed, thus speeding their ruination, but the other buildings could remain.
		The ruins of Thornton Abbey, which was founded in 1139, are open at all times from dawn to dusk and are well worth a visit, but by far the most impressive part of this site is the great brick built gatehouse – the earliest use of brick to survive in the county.
		Crowland Church is the north aisle of the abbey church and next to it is the evocative ruined nave.
	www.lincsheritage.org /lincs/radio/monastic_ruins.html (1070 words)

	Touring Southwest Lincolnshire Country Houses on Britannia: Crowland
		Crowland is a small but interesting town where Crowland Abbey was founded by King Ethelbald in 716 on an island in the fens where St. Guthlac made his home.
		The Abbey church stands amongst the ruins of the rest of the Abbey and is still used by the parish.
		A triangular bridge in the town is a curiosity as it was built in the late 14th century to span the confluence of three streams.
	www.britannia.com /tours/lincs/swlinc40.html (129 words)

	Crowland Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Crowland lies on the southern border of Lincolnshire and is famous for medieval Crowland Abbey and the curious triangular bridge.
		Crowland Abbey - remains of a medieval abbey with the well preserved north aisle still fulfilling its role as Crowland's parish church.
		Crowland Town and Riverside Walk - stroll along the banks of the River Welland or stop for a picnic by the lake.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/Crowland.asp (454 words)

	Crowland -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		village (parish”;) and abbey, South Holland district, administrative and historic county of Lincolnshire, England.
		Crowland is situated in the low-lying Fens north of Peterborough.
		The first abbey, built 719–860 over the cell of the hermit Guthlac on an island in the marshes, was destroyed by the marauding Danes and rebuilt in the 10th century.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9028023?tocId=9028023 (264 words)

	crowland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Croyland or (modern usage) Crowland is a village in Lincolnshire, England, with two major points of historical interest.
		One is the unique three-sided bridge which stands at its central point; the other is its ruined medieval abbey, Crowland Abbey.
		The Croyland Chronicle, a major source for medieval historians, is believed to be the work of one of the monastery's inhabitants.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /crowland.html (123 words)

	Crowland, - Britannia Biographies: St. Etheldreda of Crowland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Etheldreda of Crowland, commonly called St. Alfreda, was the beautiful daughter of King Offa of Mercia, one of the most powerful of the Saxon kings and
		Crowland Abbey, located deep in the Lincolnshire fens of England, The History and charters were accepted as legitimate, the Crowland monks won their
		Crowland Abbey Crowland Abbey Crowland Abbey, in Lincolnshire, was originally founded in the 8th century, and is dedicated to Saint Mary the.
	webpj.com /?q=crowland (451 words)

	Details of Long shaft section from Crowland Abbey, England, Lincolnshire, c. 1140 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This shaft section is from the Benedictine monastery of Crowland Abbey.
		Crowland Abbey was dedicated to St Guthlac, a hermit who once lived on the site.
		Provenance: Crowland Abbey, south Lincolnshire Fens George Zarnecki.
	www.samfogg.com /Search/MoreItemDetails.asp?ItemID=248 (159 words)

	Ghosts of the Fens by Steve Sneyd
		However, for a tunnel to reach right to any of the other nearby abbeys it would have had to burrow right beneath the wide river Cam, which seems a little unlikely, since the others lay to the East on the other side.
		Swaffham Priory and Abbey to Fordham Abbey is some six miles for example, although the Swaffham site to Anglesey Abbey, a distance of about two miles, does sound just about possible for a tunnel.
		Spinney Abbey, one of those frequently said to be haunted, another former religious site turned farm, is further away still, just north-east of Wicken Fen,so an even less likely tunnel candidate.
	uk.geocities.com /p_rance/FenGhosts.htm (2034 words)

	Magdalene College -- Then and Now (The Early Days) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 1428 Abbot Lytlington of Crowland Abbey near Peterborough was licensed by Letters Patent of King Henry VI to acquire the site, so that a hostel could be established in Cambridge for Benedictine student-monks.
		Aiming to put themselves at a distance from the temptations of town, the Benedictines were attracted by having their "Monks' Hostel" north of the river.
		The Benedictines were responsible only for the communal buildings of their monastic colleges, and so individual abbeys were invited to provide their own student chambers here.
	www.magd.cam.ac.uk /about/history/early-days.html?print (332 words)

	Spalding and District Churches - Anglican Parishes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Crowland Abbey stands in the middle of the town of Crowland: it is named after St Guthlac, St Mary and St Bartholomew.
		The Parvise Chapel, over the porch of the Abbey, was restored in 1999 to mark the 1300th anniversary.
		The North Aisle of the Abbey was, and still is, the parish church.
	www.spaldingchurches.org /scorg/parishes/crowland.htm (342 words)

	Web Directory: Browse - InfoSpace
		Bardney Abbey - An illustrated to the history and remains of this Benedictine abbey from The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire, including ground plan and artist's reconstruction.
		Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire - The ruins of a 12th-century Augustinian priory, of which only the church nave survives intact, on the estate of the Duke of Devonshire.
		Medieval English Cathedrals and Churches - Among the subjects of S.H. Shepherd's professional lens are the ruined Cistercian Abbey of Hailes, Gloucestershire and Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire.
	kevdb.infospace.com /info/kevdb?KCFG=dmoz&otmpl=dmoz/dmoz-out.htm&qk=50&qcat=Top/Arts/Architecture/History/Building_Types/Religious/Christian/Monasteries/United_Kingdom (599 words)

	Treasure Trove - Listing Buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		There is an interesting group of crosses which are said to have marked the bounds of the lands of Crowland Abbey.
		One of these, known as St Guthlac's cross (after the warrior monk who established Crowland Abbey in 716), bears a Latin inscription which reads: "This rock, I say, is Guthlac's utmost bound".
		There are stories of the monks of Crowland creeping out at dead of night with ropes and shovels to move the boundary stones a little further outwards.
	www.lincsheritage.org /lincs/radio/crosses.html (763 words)

	Learn more about Abbeys and priories in England in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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		Abbeys and priories in England is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in England.
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	onlineencyclopedia.org /a/ab/abbeys_and_priories_in_england.html (146 words)

	Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, Cambridgeshire
		During the medieval period Ramsey Abbey was one of the most prestigious in East Anglia.
		Though most of the abbey buildings were destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Lady Chapel survived to form part of the Abbey Grammar School.
		In Ramsey village the largely 12th century parish church was once the guesthouse for the abbey.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/cambridgeshire/az/ramsey.htm (210 words)

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