Polesworth Abbey

Polesworth Abbey
Abbey Church of St Editha, Polesworth
Polesworth Abbey
Map
52°37′7.77″N 1°36′44.02″W / 52.6188250°N 1.6122278°W / 52.6188250; -1.6122278
OS grid referenceSK 26332 02433
LocationPolesworth
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitepolesworthabbey.co.uk
History
DedicationSt Editha
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Administration
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham
ArchdeaconryAston
DeaneryPolesworth
ParishPolesworth

Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England.[1]

In 925, the sister of Ethelstan, and repudiated wife of Sihtric, king of Northumbria, came to live at the Abbey.[2] In 1066, Sir Robert Marmion expelled the nuns from Polesworth, but after seeing a vision of St. Edith, he allowed them to return; in 1242, King Henry III granted the abbey a weekly market, as well as an annual fair for St Margaret.[2]