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Sawtry
Sawtry () is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Sawtry lies approximately north of Huntingdon. Sawtry is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic counties of England, historic county of England. The village is home to over 6,000 people. History Sawtry was listed as ''Saltrede'' in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the hundred (county division), Hundred of Normancross in Huntingdonshire, containing four manors and 56 households. By 1086 there were three churches and two priests at Sawtry. During the Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages, Sawtry was divided into three parishes - Church of All Saints, Sawtry, All Saints, St. Andrew and Judith and originally got its name from the fact that it was a trading centre for salt, an essential commodity in the Middle Ages. The Cistercian Sawtry Abbey, Abbey of St Mary was founded in 1147 by Simon de Senlis grandson of Judith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawtry Abbey
Sawtry Abbey was a Cistercians, Cistercian abbey located between Sawtry and Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1147 by Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton, Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, who was the grandson of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, Earl Waltheof and Judith of Lens, Judith, the niece of William I of England, William the Conqueror who held the manor when the Domesday Book, Domesday Survey was compiled.The Abbey of Sawtry ''A History of the County of Huntingdon'': Volume 1 (1926), pp. 391-392. Retrieved 18 September 2010. It is the only Cistercian abbey in the county. A colony of monks from Wardon Abbey in Bedfordshire joined the new monastery, which was founded as an independent abbey. Due to its proximity to oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
