S. Thompson lists the founders of the community as Geoffrey de Clinton and his wife Agnes Women Religious: The Founding of English Nunneries After the Norman Conquest, 219). Clinton made a grant of 150 acres to found a community of nuns to a certain Naomi, and the women were to follow the rule and customs which she would institute Women Religious: The Founding of English Nunneries After the Norman Conquest, 216). The community was founded for 2-3 nuns. They disliked the location and left, donating the site to the male monastery of Kenilworthy with the consent of founder Geoffrey Clinton.
Noemi, first votaress, at the time of foundation
Seburge at the date of founding
There were 2-3 in about 1154 and 2 about 1167.
Property at Bretford, soon alienated to male monastery Kenilworthy.
The foundation document(before 1154) is in the Kenilworthy cartulary. The community charter is also in the Kenilworthy cartulary.
British Library Harleian MS 3650, fos. 69 and 5r-v
Women Religious: The Founding of English Nunneries After the Norman Conquest
Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales, 210.
Dugdale's Monasticon Volume 4
Nunnery of Bretford, in Warwickshire online ">http://www.monasticmatrix.org/MatrixTextLibrary/mm-s12150-dugdalew-bretf... [Dugdale's Monasticon]
No one at the hospital at Bretford during the 12-13th century (The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, 2:109).
edited Mad 6/10/97 [V0199]
