| Polesworth Abbey | |
|---|---|
| Abbey Church of St Editha, Polesworth | |
 Polesworth Abbey | |
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| 52°37′7.77″N 1°36′44.02″W / 52.6188250°N 1.6122278°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 26332 02433 |
| Location | Polesworth |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | polesworthabbey.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Editha |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Aston |
| Deanery | Polesworth |
| Parish | Polesworth |
Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England.[1]
In 925, the sister of Ethelstan, and repudiated wife of Sihtric, king of Northumbria, came to live at the Abbey.[2] In 1066, Sir Robert Marmion expelled the nuns from Polesworth, but after seeing a vision of St. Edith, he allowed them to return; in 1242, King Henry III granted the abbey a weekly market, as well as an annual fair for St Margaret.[2]