SHROPSHIRE; SHREWSBURY; THE ABBEY

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The tower of Shrewsbury Abbey in Shropshire The tower of Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire. The Saxons had a church here before the Normans came in 1070. As a Benedictine Abbey, started in 1083, it was one of the most influential foundations in England It was featured in Ellis Peters' book s with the 12th century medieval monk Cadfael

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