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Westminster Abbey
This page summarises records created by this Organisation
The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
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Date: | 600-2000 |
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Functions, occupations and activities: | Religious Institutions (Pre-Reformation) > Benedictine monks | Church of England > Dean and chapters |
Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/C65301 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O63532 ) |
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0693-1540: pre-Reformation records: royal charters and other deeds (693-16th cent), cartularies (12th-16th cent), register books (1485-16th cent), manorial records (late 13th-16th cent)
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Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
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Collection
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See HMC 1st Rep, App,94-7, 4th Rep, App,171-99; Tanner, Westminster Abbey Muniments; Davis (1010,1013-5,
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7th-20th cent: Abbey records
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Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
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See Tanner, Westminster Abbey Muniments; HMC 1st Rep,ix & App,94-7; 4th Rep,xi-xii & App,171-99
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3 |
early charters
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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See Tanner, Westminster Abbey Muniments
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4 |
early 13th cent-1534: deeds rel to Aldenham, Herts (8, ?early 13th-early 14th cent) and Pirton and Pershore, Worcs (3, 1482, 1534)
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College of Arms
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Title deeds nos.203-10; Foliot deeds, nos. 558, 699, 700
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NRA 23441 College of Arms
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mid 12th cent: charter of King Stephen
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The National Archives
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See Tanner, Westminster Abbey Muniments
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13th-14th cent: cartulary
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Cotton Faust A III
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1011)
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late 15th cent: register
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College of Arms
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Young,72
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1016)
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8 |
14th cent: cartulary of privileges
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Cotton Titus A VIII
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1012)
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9 |
15th cent: extracts of royal and papal privileges
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Add Roll 15895
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1018)
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10 |
15th cent: transcripts of deeds and charters
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The National Archives
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E 132/3/5
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1019)
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c1450: extracts and copies of charters
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Cotton Claud A VIII
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1020)
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12 |
early 14th cent: extents of manors, etc
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Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
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Kk/5/29
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See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (1022)
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early 16th cent: volume of indentures rel to foundation of Henry VII's chapel
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British Library, Manuscript Collections
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Harl MS 1498
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See Tanner, Westminster Abbey Muniments
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14 |
1297-1537: roll of acquisitions (c1509), Kelvedon (Essex) manorial accounts (1297-1515), court rolls (1381-1537)
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Huntingdonshire Archives
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DDM/M37
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NRA 902 Montagu
See Monastic Research Bulletin 4,p11 |
15 |
1377-99: Teddington, Middlesex court roll
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Surrey History Centre
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1214
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NRA 18560 Surrey manor
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16 |
15th cent: volume relating to privilege of sanctuary in the abbey
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Longleat House
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See HMC 3rd Rep, App, p182
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17 |
12th-16th cent: Gloucs and Warwicks manorial and estate papers
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Gloucestershire Archives
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D 1099
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NRA 7002 Petre
See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [83d] |
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14th-16th cent: inventory of vestments and ornaments belonging to the abbey 1388
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Canterbury Cathedral Archives
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Ax
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See HMC 5th Rep, App, 426,436,451,459, 8:9th Rep, App I, 124
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19 |
16th-17th cent: rentals and valors temp Henry VIII, valor of possessions conferred on abbey by Henry VII (1662)
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The National Archives
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SC 12/12/3, 5-8, SC 12/19/30, SC 12/36/31A
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1257-1804: manorial records (Beds 1443-1803, Berks 1291-1803, Bucks 1293-1800, Essex 1271-1690, Glos 1252-1804, Herts 1270-1794, Hunts 1557-1803, Middlesex 1257-1797, Oxon 1267-1804, Rutland 1275-1803, Wilts 1338-1714, Worcs 1306-1804)
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Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
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Manorial
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NRA 41148
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21 |
1717-1720: receipt book for stipends and wages paid by the Abbey treasurer
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Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
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See Annual Return 2000
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22 |
17th-19th cent: deeds, manorial and other estate records
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Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
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St Margaret
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NRA 34690
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23 |
1937: Department of Works plans of Abbey for Coronation
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Westminster Abbey Library and Muniment Room
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Acc 2013/004
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