The 1911 Victoria County History volume for Somerset, in its account of the abbey of Glastonbury, transcribing the abbey's valuation from the crown's 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus survey.
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Reliability Tier1
A volume of the Victoria County History, a long-running academic reference series compiling documentary and archaeological research county by county under the Institute of Historical Research, tier one, matching the tier the map gives comparable scholarly reference works; used here for the Valor Ecclesiasticus's 1535 valuation of Glastonbury Abbey. NotesRecords Glastonbury Abbey as returned worth just over £3,300 yearly in the 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus, one of the two wealthiest religious houses in England alongside Westminster Abbey.
Citation
AuthorWilliam Page (general editor)
PublisherVictoria County History, A History of the County of Somerset, vol. 2, Archibald Constable
Publication Year1911
URLhttps://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol2/pp82-99
Source Typeacademic reference
Sources
A History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of Glastonbury
William Page (general editor), Victoria County History, A History of the County of Somerset, vol. 2, Archibald Constable, 1911View the Source Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Sacred Sites, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
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