Abbot of Burton explained

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.

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.
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.
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. 10671085Previously 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 Terra10851094He was expelled from his position in 1094.
Nigel10941114
Geoffrey11141150
Robert I11501159He was expelled in 1159, but returned in 1176.
Bernard11601174Previously Abbot of Cerne
Robert I (again)1176Previously Abbot of Cerne
Roger Malebranche11771182
Richard11821187
Nicholas11871197
William Melburne12001213
Stephen de Lucy1214Elected but resigned in January 1214[6]
Roger12141216
Nicholas de Wallingford12161222[7]
Richard de Insula12221229
Laurence de St Edward12291260
John de Stafford12601281
Thomas de Packington12811305
John de Burton13051316
William de Bromley13161329
Robert de Langdon13291340
Robert de Brykhull13401347[8]
John of Ibestock13471366
Thomas of Southam13661400
John de Sudbury14001424[9]
William Matthewe1424 1430
Robert Ownesby14301433
Ralph Henley14331455
William de Bronston14551473
Thomas de Felde14731493
William Fleghe14931502
William Beyne15021530 x 1531Associated with Abbot Beyne School
William Benson15311533Became Abbot of Westminster
John Beaton15331534
William Edys15341539Surrendered the abbey as part of the dissolution of the monasteries

Notes and References

  1. 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. 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. Smith and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. ii, p. 25
  8. Smith and London, Heads of Religious Houses, vol. ii, p. 26
  9. Greenslade and Pugh (eds.), "The Abbey of Burton"

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