Northampton Abbey
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Northampton Abbey was founded in Northampton in 1104-05 by William Peverel as an Augustinian monastery dedicated to St James.
The abbey church was rebuilt on a large scale during the reign of King Edward I and completed in around 1310. By the time of the dissolution it was reported that the monastery was well kept, the community held in high esteem and with a lot of good done for the poor of the area. Nonetheless, it was dissolved in 1538 and granted to Nicholas Giffard who converted the buildings into a mansion.
Nothing now remains except the tomb slab of Abbott de Flore in the vestry of Duston church.
[edit] References
Anthony New. 'A Guide to the Abbeys of England And Wales', p284. Constable.
