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Wymondham Abbey (pronounced Windham) is situated in the town of Wymondham in Norfolk, England.It is now the parish church of Wymondham, but it started life as a Benedictine priory.
It was founded in 1107 by William d'Albini, Chief Butler to King Henry I as a dependency of the Benedictine monastery at St Albans, but became an Abbey in its own right in 1448.
It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Thomas Becket. A narrative icon panel, made from wood, is on display in the church and tells the story of Thomas' life in pictures.
When it was built, stone from Caen in NormandyThis article concerns the former country of Normandy. For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the was shipped specially across the English channel.
One of the abbots was Thomas WalsinghamThomas Walsingham (d. 1422), English chronicler, was probably educated at St Albans Abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, and at Oxford. He became a monk at St Albans, where he appears to have passed the whole of his monastic life except the six years betwee.
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