Wellow Abbey
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Wellow Abbey was an abbey in Lincolnshire
, England
. It was founded about 1110 by Henry I of England
, as a house of Austin canons. The date of foundation is not known precisely. It was also known as Grimsby Abbey.
The last abbot was Robert Whitgift, uncle of John Whitgift
. The Abbey was dissolved in 1538, and he was given a pension.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was founded about 1110 by Henry I of England
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
, as a house of Austin canons. The date of foundation is not known precisely. It was also known as Grimsby Abbey.
The last abbot was Robert Whitgift, uncle of John Whitgift
John Whitgift
John Whitgift was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800 horsemen...
. The Abbey was dissolved in 1538, and he was given a pension.