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Record Details

HER Number:00223
Type of record:Monument
Name:Burton Abbey/The Abbey of Mary and Saint Modwen, Burton-upon-Trent

Summary

The scheduled remains of the Benedictine Abbey, which was founded c.1002-1004 and surrendered in 1539. The church and Abbey were transformed into a Collegiate Church by the King in 1541, before being dissolved in 1545.

Grid Reference:SK 2508 2262
Map Sheet:SK22SE
Parish:Burton, East Staffordshire Borough
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Monument Type(s):

  • ABBEY (SAXON to POST MEDIEVAL - 1004 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CHURCH (SAXON to POST MEDIEVAL - 1002 AD to 1799 AD)
  • BOUNDARY WALL? (Norman to POST MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1799 AD)

Associated Finds:

  • ASSEMBLAGE (Small quantity) (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1485 AD)

Associated Events:

  • EST1696 - An archaeological desk-based assessment and post-excavation analysis of excavations at Abbey Inn, Burton-upon-Trent. (Ref: L9750)
  • EST820 - Tree-ring analysis of timbers from the Manor House at Abbey Green, Burton upon Trent.
  • EST822 - An archaeological excavation at the Market Place, Burton on Trent.

Protected Status:

  • Scheduled Monument ST243: Burton-upon-Trent Abbey

Full description

To find out more about this record please contact the SHER

Sources and further reading

<1>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 3 ('Medieval Religious Houses' by Knowles & Hadcock, 1953, pages 61 & 327)
<2>SST594 - Published Book: Stebbing Shaw. 1798. The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire Volume 1 (1798). Volume 1 - pages 1-10 (with sketches and plan)
<3>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 3 ('Burton: Its Histories, its Waters & its Breweries' by W. Molyneux, 1869, pages 28-50)
<4>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 3 ('Monasticon Anglicanum' 1718, page 37 (By W. Dugdale))
<5>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 3 (Tanner's 'Notitia Monastica' 1744, page 491)
<6>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 3 (Trans. Burton Natural History & Arch. Soc. Vol 3 - p242-258 (by H. A. Rye))
<7>SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 3 (V.J. Burton - Ordnance Survey Field Inspector - 21-Mar-1958)
<8>SST3395 - Excavation Report: Mark Williams (John Samuels Archaeological Consultants). 1997. An Archaeological Excavation at the Market Place, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. Whole Report
<9>SST3453 - Scientific/Specialist Report: R. Howard, R. Laxton & C. Litton (English Heritage). 1998. Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from The Manor House, Abbey Green, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. Whole Report (16E)
<10>SST3392 - Serial: Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society. 1998. Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions Volume 37 (1995-1996). Volume 37 - Pages 105-118 (by I. Atherton)
<11>SST2155 - Serial: University of Keele. 1968. North Staffordshire Journal of Field Studies Volume 8 (1968). 'The 'Censarrii' of Burton Abbey and the Domesday Population' by J.F. Walmsley, pages 73-80
<12>SST3723 - Scheduling record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. Scheduled Monument Number 243
<13>SST3723 - Scheduling record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. HSD 9/2/6201
<14>SST253 - Published Book: John L Tomkinson. 2000. Monastic Staffordshire: Religious Houses in Medieval Staffordshire and its Borderlands.
<15>SST4287 - Desk Based Assessment Report: Chris Healey (Oxford Archaeology North). 2007. Abbey Inn, Burton Upon Trent Flood Alleviation Scheme: Archaeological Desk-Based and Post-Excavation Assessment. Pages 20-23
<16>SST4384 - Watching Brief Report: Richard Cherington (Benchmark Archaeology). 2007. Land at Crossley House, Market Square, Burton-Upon-Trent: An Archaeological Watching Brief 2007. Page 1
<17>SST3395 - Excavation Report: Mark Williams (John Samuels Archaeological Consultants). 1997. An Archaeological Excavation at the Market Place, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. 3.4
<18>SST3395 - Excavation Report: Mark Williams (John Samuels Archaeological Consultants). 1997. An Archaeological Excavation at the Market Place, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. 3.9

Related records

00916Parent of: Burton Abbey Hospital (Monument)
51939Parent of: Grange, Bond End Farm, Burton (Monument)
01885Part of: St. Andrew's Chapel, St Modwen's Orchard, Burton-upon-Trent (Monument)
50595Related to: St Andrew's Well, St. Modwen's Orchard, Burton-upon-Trent (Monument)

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