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Abbey of St. Wandrille

By ALFRED GATTY. (Ecclesfield)

Will "GASTROS" kindly allow me to ask him a question? Does the *Chronicle of the Abbey of St. Wandrille*, which he mentions (No. 21. p. 338.), include notices of any of the branches of that establishment which settled in England about the time of the Conquest; and one of which, the subject of my query, formed a colony at Ecclesfield, near Sheffield? I feel an interest in this little colony, because my early predecessors in this vicarage were elected from its monks. Moreover, some remains of their convent, now incorporated into what is called "the hall," and forming an abutment which overlooks…

Topics: Chronicle, Historical Customs, Genealogy

Locations: Abbey of St. Wandrille, England, Ecclesfield, Sheffield