Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 391
744 ABBEYS AND CHURCHES. [WlMHOHNK Of tliis ancient building, however, no traces are believed to exist, and it isnot even thought that the present noble minster stands upon its site. UnderSaxon rule it was probably the most important church foundation of the district, … THE NAVE, LOOKING WEST. judging from the fact that the body of Ethelred I., brother of Alfred, wasbrought here for interment after his death in an encounter with the Danes, onsome spot near, though local historians are divided as to its exact position.AVilliam of Malmesbury states that Alfred…
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