William Edington
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William Edington was an English bishop and administrator. He served as Bishop of Winchester from 1346 until his death, Keeper of the wardrobe from 1341 to 1344, treasurer from 1344 to 1356, and finall
Effigy of William Edington in Winchester Cathedral.
Edward III in Cassell's History of England (1902)
Edington Priory in 1826
Edington, Wiltshire
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Edington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles east-northeast of Westbury. The village lies under the north slope of Salisbury Plain and the parish extends south onto the
William Edington
…rebuilding of Winchester Cathedral, and for founding Edington Priory, the church of which still stands today. Edington's parents were Roger and Amice of Edington near Westbury, Wiltshire. Though it has been claimed that he was educated at Oxford, there seems to be no support for this. His first patron, however…
Priory church (St Mary, St Katherine and All Saints)
St Mary, St Katherine and All Saints Church
Example of Edington's rural setting