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Elstow Church, Bedfordshire
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Description: Elstow Abbey was a monastery for Benedictine nuns in Bedfordshire, England. It was founded c.1075 by Judith, Countess of Huntingdon, a niece of William the Conqueror and therefore classed as a royal foundation. Following the dissolution, the majority of the church nave was blocked off and retained for parish use. The remainder of the church was demolished after 1580. In 1616 Sir Thomas Hillersdon purchased the remaining monastic buildings and incorporated them into a new house, which itself later became a ruin.
Source: Lane, Rev. C. Arthur Illustrated Notes on English Church History (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1901) 433
Keywords: elstow abbey church, bedfordshire, england, bedford, parish, minster, temple, sanctuary, chapel
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