Abbots Leigh
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Abbots Leigh is a village and civil parish in North Somerset, England, about 3 miles west of the centre of Bristol.
Holy Trinity parish church
The Priory
Jane Lane, Lady Fisher
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Jane Lane played a role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. She rode with Charles, who was disguised as her servant, from Staffordshire to Somerset.
Abbots Leigh
…He arrived on the evening of 12 September, and stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs George Norton, who were friends of the King's travelling companion, Jane Lane. The Nortons were unaware of the King's identity during his three-day stay. A description of the house appears in the book The Escape of Charles II…
Portrait of Jane Lane, Lady Fisher which depicts her holding a crown over which she has partially drawn her lace veil
"King Charles the 2d in Disguise rideing before Mrs Lane by which he made his Escape; the Lord Wilmot at a distance." from Clarendon's History of the Rebellion (1731 reprint)
"King Charles II and Jane Lane riding to Bristol" by Isaac Fuller