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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Warwickshire River Avon is in River Severn.
The Warwickshire River Avon rises from a spring at Naseby, Northamptonshire [Map] after which it passes Welford, Northamptonshire [Map], Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire [Map], Catthorpe, Leicestershire [Map], Dow Bridge [Map], Rugby, Warwickshire [Map].
After Ruby it passes King's Newnham, Warwickshire [Map], Bretford, Warwickshire [Map], Brandon, Warwickshire [Map], Bubbenhall, Warwickshire [Map] before reaching Stoneleigh [Map] where it is joined by the River Sowe.
After Stoneleigh, Ashow, Warwickshire [Map], Warwick, Warwickshire [Map], Barford, Warwickshire [Map], Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire [Map], Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [Map], Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire [Map], Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire [Map], Evesham, Worcestershire [Map], Fladbury, Worcestershire [Map], Pershore, Worcestershire [Map], Eckington, Worcestershire [Map], Twyning Green, Gloucestershire [Map] before joining the River Severn at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [Map].
Dow Bridge [Map] is where Watling Street crossed the Warwickshire River Avon.
Stanford Bridge [Map] over the Warwickshire River Avon that forms the border between Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
The River Leam rises near Hellidon, Northamptonshire [Map] from where it flows past Lower Catesby, Northamptonshire [Map], under the Catesby Viaduct [Map], past Wolfhampcote, Northamptonshire [Map] and Grandborough, Warwickshire [Map], Birdingbury, Warwickshire [Map], Marton, Warwickshire [Map], Eathorpe, Warwichshire [Map], Wappenbury, Warwickshire [Map], Hunningham, Warwickshire [Map], Offchurch, Warwickshire [Map] and Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [Map] after which it joins the Warwickshire River Avon.
The River Sowe rises at Bedworth, Warwickshire [Map] from where it flows through Neal's Green, Warwickshire [Map], Longford Park, Coventry [Map], Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry [Map], past Lunt Roman Fort [Map] to Stoneleigh, Warwickshire [Map] after which it joins the Warwickshire River Avon.
The River Stour Warwickshire rises near Whichford, Warwickshire [Map] from where it flows past Stourton, Warwickshire [Map] and Tidmington, Warwickshire [Map] before passing through Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire [Map] after which it passes Tredington, Warwickshire [Map], Halford, Warwickshire [Map], Alderminster, Warwickshire [Map] and Clifford Chambers, Warwickshire [Map] before joining the Warwickshire River Avon.
