Corbridge
Community ID: 
 
2785
 
Date Founded: 
 
786 or before
 
Date Terminated: 
 
1066 or before
 
Art & Artifacts: 
 

Fabric from the pre-conquest period is preserved at St. Andrew's in Corbridge.

 
Architecture & Archaeology: 
 

The nave walls and the original West church of St. Andrew's church at Corbridge date to the seventh century and the west tower dates to the late Anglo-Saxon period.

 
Published Primary Sources: 
 

Symeonis monachi opera omnia, vol. 2

 
Secondary Sources: 
 

Anglo-Saxon Architecture, vol. 1, 172-176.
Veiled Women, vol. 1, and vol. 2, 67-70.

 
Miscellaneous Information: 
 

In Historia regum, Simeon of Durham mentions an eighth century religious community at Corbridge. The only reference that religious women resided at this community comes from a poem by Warner of Rouen about a man who is sold to the community as a slave (). The poem is satire and while arguments have been made for its setting as Corbridge, Foot offers evidence that places those arguments in doubt (Veiled Women, vol. 2, 68-70).

 
Contributors: 
 
Ruth Robbins
 
Contributors Notes: 
 

This community needs verification.

 
Date Started: 
 
786
 
Date Finished: 
 
1066