Evesham Abbey
Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in England around 701 A.D. following a vision of the Virgin Mary by Eof.
Only one section of walling survives from the actual abbey, although fragments of the chapter house, the bell tower and the gateway remain, which were added later: the chapter house in the 13th century and the bell tower in the 16th century. Simon de Montford (1208-1265) is buried beneath the high altar of the ruined abbey, the spot marked by a rough-hewn granite cross. The abbey is of Benedictine origin, and became in its heyday one of the wealthiest in the country.