September 715 A.D. Tewksbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, UK—Benedictine Monks; Founded by Dodo and Oddo, Saxon lords; Danish Raids in 9th Century?
September 715 A.D. Tewksbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, UK—Benedictine Monks; Founded by Dodo and Oddo, Saxon lords; Danish Raids in 9 th Century?; Refounded 980; Enlarged by Robert Ritzhaimon, 1102; Norman Architecture; Edward IV & Victorious Yorkists Enter Abbey & Shed Blood, 1471; Dissolved 9 Jan 1540; Granted to Thomas Strowde, Walter Erie, and James Paget; WWII RAF Personnel Buried; Abbey Church Now in Parochial Use as “St. Mary the Virgin;” 120 Miles NW of London, About 1000 as the Crow Flies Tewkesbury Abbey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Tewkesbury Abbey 51°59′24.91″N 2°9′37.54″W / 51.9902528°N 2.1604278°W / 51.9902528; -2.1604278 Country England, United Kingdom Denomination Church of England Churchmanship ...