• The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinian religious house in the city of Leicester, in the East Midlands of England.
  • Lovely huge gardens linked by a new pack horse bridge. You can walk either to the canal or the river. As for Leicester Abbey, only ruins remain.
  • Accused of treason, he narrowly avoided Henry VIII’s ‘justice’ on the scaffold and instead died of natural causes at Leicester Abbey on 29 November 1530.
  • The abbey was also granted all of the other churches in Leicester, together with a number in Leicestershire and further afield.
  • Historian David Ross of Britain Express explores Leicester Abbey, with a history of the abbey, beautiful photos, and visiting information.
  • The remains of Leicester Abbey are to be found in Abbey Park, a large area of green space towards the north of the city.
  • Leicester Abbey was founded in 1138-9 as an abbey of Augustinian canons by Robert ‘le Bossu’ , the second Earl of Leicester. ... Leicestershire.
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  • [An image showing Leicester Abbey] Leicester Abbey was an important and prosperous religious foundation near the ancient town of Leicester.
  • 78) The advowson of Narborough is listed in the Matriculus of the Archdeaconry of Leicester as disputed between Leicester Abbey and Fulk Fitzwarine, (fn.