Polesworth Abbey
| Polesworth Abbey | |
|---|---|
| Abbey Church of St Editha, Polesworth | |
Polesworth Abbey | |
| 52°37′7.77″N 1°36′44.02″W / 52.6188250°N 1.6122278°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 26332 02433 |
| Location | Polesworth |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | polesworthabbey.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Editha |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Aston |
| Deanery | Polesworth |
| Parish | Polesworth |
Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England.
By the late 600s Edgyth (Editha), Athea and Osgyth had established hermitages at Polesworth from which the village and Benedictine Abbey developed. The detail of this early foundation was incorporated into the twelfth-century hagiographical Life of St Modwynn of Burton upon Trent. In 1066, Sir Robert Marmion expelled the nuns from Polesworth, but after seeing a vision of St. Edith, he allowed them to return; in 1242, King Henry III granted the abbey a weekly market, as well as an annual fair for St Margaret.