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Monument Number 65964
Hob Uid: 65964
Location : Shropshire Oswestry
Grid Ref : SJ2900029000
Summary : A Secular College is recorded at Oswestry, possibly at St Oswald's Church,(SJ22NE26), although a tradition suggests that it may have been at Whitchurch, extant in 1066 and given to Shrewsbury Abbey circa 1085.
More information : The foundation of St Oswalds church (present site: SJ 28882937) is of very early date. As a collegiate establishment it was given before 1085 to the newly founded Abbey of Shrewsbury. There is a tradition that the first church was on a different site. (1,2)

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Source details : Churches of Salop 2 1912 809 (D H S Cranage)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : College Of Secular Priests
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 1085
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : College Of Secular Priests
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 22 NE 16
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Relationship type : General association

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Monument Number 65964