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A History of the County of Warwick
… at the request of Queen Isabel, to become a recluse or anchorite in a building erected for that purpose adjoining …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the abbey, probably his abode while leading the life of an anchorite, from which circumstance, perhaps, originated its …
A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
… friars of the sack ( fratribus de sacco), 6 d.; to every anchorite of Plumstede, Aylmertun, Gresham, and Aleby, 2 d.; …
A History of the County of Durham
… say dayly masse beinge in antient time inhabited with an Anchorite, wherunto the Pretors (priors) were wont much to …
A History of the County of Chester
… in the period c. 1150-80. 6 Probably a respected anchorite did indeed die at Chester in the later 12th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… de Weston 66 leaves by will the sums of 3 s. to the anchorite of St. Budoc's; 2 s. to those of Crowmarsh and … Cartul. (Rolls Ser.), i, 439. Holywell church had an anchorite about 1180; see Surius, vi, 688. In an Oseney …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… chapel or hermitage was surrendered to Flaxley abbey by an anchorite, who was said to have been given the site by Henry … II. 95 Anchoresses lived there in 1225 and 1241 96 and an anchorite was collecting alms to repair the building and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ruins, tradition asserts to have been the residence of an anchorite, whence it has derived the name of Anchor Church. …
A History of the County of Northampton
… friars, the last of whom (Robert Barrett) signs himself an anchorite. John Wacklynge and Thomas Williams were appointed …