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Thame Abbey was a Cistercian abbey at Thame in the English county of Oxfordshire.. Thame Abbey was founded in 1137 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln.It was dissolved in 1539. Most of the building stone was removed from the site, but the Abbot's House remained standing and was turned into a country house, of which two wings remain, Thame Park, by John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of T
Thame Abbey was founded in 1138 for the Cistercian Order: the abbey church was consecrated in 1145. In the 16th century Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey was suppressed and the church demolished. Thame Park (the house) was built on the site, incorporating parts of the abbey including the early-16th century abbot's house.
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Oxfordshire, England.. Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller).
Thame Abbey, Oxfordshire, England (1137 Waverley) Tilty Abbey, Essex, England (1153 Rievaulx) Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales (1131 L'Aumone) Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire, England (1274 Abbey Dore) Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales (1201 Whitland) Vaudey Abbey, Lincolnshire, England (1147 Fountains) [1]: 44
In 1248 his son Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester gave the manor of Sydenham to Thame Abbey. The Abbey held the manor and Sydenham Grange until the Crown forced it to surrender all its property in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. [2] In 1542 the Crown granted Sydenham to Sir John Williams, who in 1554 was made Baron Williams de ...
He became receiver of Thame Abbey in 1535. The Abbot of Thame, Robert King, was a relation by marriage. In the same year, he was appointed Treasurer of the King's Jewels jointly with Thomas Cromwell. [4] He was heavily involved in the Dissolution of the Monasteries and obtained Thame Abbey and its lands, and the Priory of Elsing Spittle in ...
In about 1190 a charter of Thame Abbey recorded it as Cherlenton and a charter of Sandford Preceptory recorded it as Cherleton '. [2] A Close Roll from 1245 records the name as Cherlton. The Hundred Rolls of 1278–79 record it as Cherleton' super Ottemor '. Assize rolls from 1285 variously record it as Cherlintone, Cheriltone, Chereltone and ...
By about 1225 the abbey held 20 virgates of land at Tetsworth, initially called the Grange but from 1365 called a manor. [5] In 1316 Simon Danvers and the Abbot of Thame were the joint lords of Tetsworth. [8] In 1539 Thame Abbey was suppressed under the Dissolution of the Monasteries and surrendered all its properties to the Crown. [5]