Polesworth

But the one in Polesworth lasted until the 16th century when Henry VIII, the archetype of the Labour Party, nationalised all the abbeys of England.

A Little Rock'n'Roll with our Elevenses John 2008

Polesworth Abbey still functions as a parish church of the Church of England.

A Little Rock'n'Roll with our Elevenses John 2008

The abbess at Polesworth should be brought to realise her error and withdraw her threatened sisters.

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

'I intend,' said Melicent, rather grandly because of the jolt the blunt question had given her, 'to take the veil, and I would like it to be among the Benedictine sisters of Polesworth.'

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

'Father Abbot,' said Cadfael, 'here is come Sister Magdalen of our order, from the cell of Polesworth which lies some miles to the southwest, in the forest at Godric's Ford.

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

The superior at Godric's Ford first, and the prioress of Polesworth after, however astonished they might have been at being confronted with such a postulant, must have seen something in Avice of Thornbury well worth acquiring for the order.

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

And a courier had come in the night, it seemed, with news of stronger forces from Powys plundering closer to Shrewsbury, and closer still to the forest grange of the abbey of Polesworth at Godric's Ford.

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

I suppose when all these timber housings are replaced in stone my work here will be done, and I should be returning to Polesworth, where I took my vows years ago, but I don't know but I'd rather stay here, if I'm offered a choice.

The Confession of Brother Haluin Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988

For who else could this be but the widowed mother who had taken the veil at Polesworth rather than be harried into a second marriage?

The Confession of Brother Haluin Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988

"And has Polesworth also provided you your abbess?" asked Cadfael.

The Confession of Brother Haluin Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988