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Beeleigh Abbey

Memorials	:	1
Location	:	Maldon, Maldon District, England
Coordinate	:	51.7379950, 0.6635760
Description	:	A monastery constructed in 1180 for the White Canons, otherwise known as the Norbertines or Premonstratensians. Originally a daughter of Newsham Abbey in Lincolnshire, it was established at the instigation of Robert de Mantell, lord of the manor of Little Maldon. The abbey obtained a royal charter from Richard I in 1189. The heart of Saint Roger Niger of Beeleigh (a 13th-century Bishop of London) was buried at Beeleigh and the abbey became a pilgrimage site. In 1289, pilgrims included Edward I and his queen, Eleanor. In 1540, Henry VIII granted the abbey and lands to Sir John... Read More	A monastery constructed in 1180 for the White Canons, otherwise known as the Norbertines or Premonstratensians. Originally a daughter of Newsham Abbey in Lincolnshire, it was established at the instigation of Robert de Mantell, lord of the manor of Little Maldon. The abbey obtained a royal charter from Richard I in 1189. The heart of Saint Roger Niger of Beeleigh (a 13th-century Bishop of London) was buried at Beeleigh and the abbey became a pilgrimage site. In 1289, pilgrims included Edward I and his queen, Eleanor. In 1540, Henry VIII granted the abbey and lands to Sir John Gate, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Thirty years after the land was given away there was an extension added to the abbey of a farmhouse.

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1. Maldon Cemetery
Maldon, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7320550, 0.6623930

3. Saint Peter's Churchyard
Maldon, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7315129, 0.6785958

4. St. Giles Churchyard
Langford, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7497390, 0.6608750

5. St Andrew Churchyard
Heybridge, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7406930, 0.6861900

6. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Maldon, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7289423, 0.6871197

7. Heybridge Cemetery
Heybridge, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7394740, 0.6922890

8. St Margaret Churchyard
Woodham Mortimer, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7161950, 0.6374270

9. St Michael the Archangel Churchyard
Woodham Walter, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7298940, 0.6180380

10. St Peter Churchyard
Wickham Bishops, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7697790, 0.6434300

11. St. Nicholas Churchyard
Hazeleigh, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7031260, 0.6555708

12. St Peters, Great Totham
Great Totham, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7669400, 0.6970552

13. All Saints Churchyard
Ulting, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7486840, 0.6080090

14. St Bartholomew Churchyard
Wickham Bishops, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7770750, 0.6617010

15. The New Burial Ground
Hatfield Peverel, Braintree District, England
Coordinate: 51.7689669, 0.6054055

16. St. Andrew's Churchyard
Hatfield Peverel, Braintree District, England
Coordinate: 51.7689790, 0.6029260

17. All Saints Churchyard
Little Totham, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7636440, 0.7349680

18. All Saints Churchyard
Purleigh, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.6868780, 0.6624630

19. Great Totham United Reform Church
Great Totham, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7842880, 0.7078990

20. St. Mary's Churchyard
Mundon, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.6911950, 0.7182714

21. St. Peter's Churchyard
Goldhanger, Maldon District, England
Coordinate: 51.7458610, 0.7581050

22. St John the Baptist Churchyard
Danbury, Chelmsford Borough, England
Coordinate: 51.7165420, 0.5742650

23. All Saints Churchyard
Witham, Braintree District, England
Coordinate: 51.7999800, 0.6370700