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St Werburgh's Church

Memorials	:	6
Location	:	Hanbury, East Staffordshire Borough, England
Coordinate	:	52.8485000, -1.7478000
Description	:	In the year 680, the Saxon princess, St Werburgh, became abbess of a nunnery founded at Hanbury by her brother Ethelred, King of Mercia. St Werburgh died in 706 AD and was originally buried at Hanbury in Staffordshire. The church at Hanbury became a place of pilgimage. However, in the early 900s the Vikings were attacking, so the relics were brought to Chester in 875 in order to protect them from the marauding Danes. The parish church, St Werburgh, was a rectory attached to the nunnery. In the early 14th Century the church was largely rebuilt with the celestorys being... Read More	In the year 680, the Saxon princess, St Werburgh, became abbess of a nunnery founded at Hanbury by her brother Ethelred, King of Mercia. St Werburgh died in 706 AD and was originally buried at Hanbury in Staffordshire. The church at Hanbury became a place of pilgimage. However, in the early 900s the Vikings were attacking, so the relics were brought to Chester in 875 in order to protect them from the marauding Danes. The parish church, St Werburgh, was a rectory attached to the nunnery. In the early 14th Century the church was largely rebuilt with the celestorys being added in the late 15th century. The tower and south aisle were rebuilt in 1824.

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Coordinate: 52.8867660, -1.7667510

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Coordinate: 52.8040800, -1.7337000

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Coordinate: 52.8465144, -1.6519844

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