Founded by Saint Werburgh and her uncle, King Ethelred of Mercia, along with
Threekingham and Weedon
Werburgh, formerly a nun at Ely, was buried here
According to Dugdale, Handbury was incorporated by the Benedictine Abbey of Chester. Chester (Early Foundation)
Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales, p. 474; Veiled Women, vol. 1, 25;
The Victoria History of the County of Stafford3:135 available online at ">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=37837&strquery=Hanbury"> [Victoria County History]
Dugdale's Monasticon Volume 6 Part 3
Destroyed Monastery of Hehanburge, or Handbury, in Staffordshire
More research needed on Saint Werburgh and her foundations of Hanbury, Threekingham, and Wedon