Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France. It suffered from chronic financial difficulties and narrowly escaped the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries in 1536, before going into voluntary dissolution in 1538.
Lilleshall Abbey
King Stephen, who reigned 1135–1154. He permitted the suppression of St Alkmund's College in Shrewsbury to fund the foundation of Lilleshall Abbey.
Tombstone to the south of the abbey building. A desire to be buried in sacred ground was a major motive for donations to Lilleshall Abbey.
Richard II stayed at Lilleshall with Queen Isabella in January 1398 on his way to parliament at Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, 150 miles (240 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 76,782.
Image: The Square, Shrewsbury
Image: Shrewsbury Castle Keep
Image: English Bridge Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Castle, built at around 1074 by Roger de Montgomery
