Abbot of Evesham

The Abbot of Evesham was the head of Evesham Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Worcestershire founded in the Anglo-Saxon era of English history. The succession continued until the dissolution of the monastery in 1540.

List Abbots of St Mary of EveshamFromUntilIncumbentCitation(s)Notesfl. 692–717EcgwineLapidge, "Ecgwine"Founding abbot and saintdates unclearÆthelwoldSayers and Watkiss (eds.), History of the Abbey of Evesham, p. 139First in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearAldboreSecond in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearAldbeorthThird in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearAldfrithSayers and Watkiss (eds.), History of the Abbey of Evesham, p. 141Fourth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearTilhberhtFifth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearCuthwulfSixth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearAldmundSeventh in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearCredanEighth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearThingfrithNinth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearAldbaldTenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearEcgberhtEleventh in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearÆlfrithTwelfth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearWulfweardThirteenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearCynelmFourteenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearCynath IFifteenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearEbbaSixteenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearCynath IISeventeenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listdates unclearEdwineEighteenth in Thomas of Marlborough's abbot listc. 970expelled 975OsweardKnowles, Brooke and London (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 1, 940–1216, p. 46Abbey was secularised in 975, but afterwards went into the hands of one "Bishop Agelsius" (probably Æthelsige I, Bishop of Sherborne, resigned, translated or died 990 x 992), afterwards to Bishop Ælfstan (either Ælfstan, Bishop of Rochester (died 995), or Ælfstan, Bishop of London (died 995 x 996), after whose death Ealdwulf, Bishop of Worcester, established Ælfric and Ælfgar as abbots.995 x 997unclearÆlfric997 x 1002unclearÆlfgardates unclearBrihtmaerunclearc. 1013ÆlthelwineBecame Bishop of Wells, c. 1013c. 1014died 1044ÆlfweardKnowles, Brooke and London (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 1, 940–1216, p. 47Became Bishop of London c. 1016, but retained abbey of Evesham until death1044resigned 1058Mannig (or Wulfmær)Suffered paralysis and resigned 1058; died on epiphany, i.e. 6 January 10661058died c. 1077Æthelwig1077died 1104Walter de Cerisyuncleardied 1130Maurice1130died or resigned 1149Reginald FoliotUncle of Gilbert Foliot1149died 1159William de Andeville11591160Roger1161died 1189Adam de Senlis1190resigned 1213Roger NorreisKnowles, Brooke and London (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 1, 940–1216, p. 48Became Prior of Penwortham, an Evesham dependency 1214died 1229RandulfKnowles, Brooke and London (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 1, 940–1216, p. 48; Smith and London, The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 2, 1216–1377, p. 41Previously Prior of Worcester and Bishop-elect of Worcester1230died 1236Thomas of MarlboroughSmith and London, The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 2, 1216–1377, p. 411236died 1242Richard le GrasWas elected Bishop of Coventry in 1241, but either declined office or died before this disputed election was resolved 1243died or resigned 1255Thomas of GloucesterSmith and London, The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 2, 1216–1377, p. 421256died 1263Henry of Worcester1263died or resigned 1266William of Malborough1266died 1282William of Whitechurch1282died 1316John of Brockhampton1316died 1344William de Chiriton1345died 1367William du Boys1367died 1379John of OmbersleySmith and London, The Heads of Religious Houses : England and Wales. 2, 1216–1377, pp. 42–3 1379 1418Roger ZattonPage and Willis-Bund, "Abbey of Evesham"14181435Richard Bromsgrove1435c. 1460John Wykewan14601467Richard Pembroke14671477Richard Hawkesbury14771483William Upton14831491John Norton14911514Thomas Newbold15141539Clement Litchfield, Lychfeld or WychJohn Chambers, Biographical illustrations of Worcestershire: including lives of persons, natives or residents, eminent either for piety or talent: to which is added, a list of living authors of the county (W. Walcott, 1820) p.45Died October 1546, buried in the southern chapel (built at his expense) of All Saints, Evesham15391540Philip Hawford (or Ballard)

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