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EDINGTON PRIORY - A Fine Example of Perpendicular Architecture
 In
1332 William of Edingon, Bishop of Winchester founded a college for priests in
the village of Edington, Wiltshire. It later became a monastery for the
Augustiniun Order of Bonshommes.
In the 15th century, William Ayscough
who was Bishop of Salisbury and confessor to Henry VI, was forced to flee
Salisbury because of a rebellion that happened during that time. He fled to
Edington and took refuge at the Church but was unfortunately later discovered.
On the 29th June 1450, he was taken from the High Alter during Mass and
murdered in the fields outside the church.
The Priory Church is a
magnificent example and well worth a visit for anyone interested in architecture
or local history.
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