Monastic & Cathedral Archives

Cathedral Church of St Mary / St Peter, chief ecclesiastical centre of the kingdom of the Hwicce and later Western Mercia. Outstanding survival of Mercian diplomas preserved in Hemming's Cartulary.

Cathedral Priory of the Archbishops of Canterbury, founded by St Augustine in 597. The principal metropolitan scriptorium and archive of Anglo-Saxon England.

Historical archive of Winchester Old Minster.

Cathedral Priory of St Andrew, founded in 604 by King Æthelberht of Kent and Bishop Justus. Holds some of the earliest authentic royal diplomas in England, preserved in the 12th-century Textus Roffensis.

Historical archive of Canterbury St Augustine S.

Ancient monastery of St Mary, traditionally tracing origins to the British sub-Roman church; patronised extensively by early West Saxon monarchs like Ine and Cuthred.

Mercian abbey of St Mary founded c. 701 by St Ecgwine, bishop of Worcester, patronised by Mercian kings Cenred and Offa.

Benedictine Abbey of St Mary, refounded by St Æthelwold in the tenth century. Maintained a monumental 12th-century Chronicle and cartulary preserving extensive early royal grants.

Abbey of SS Peter and Paul, famous for Abbot Aldhelm, recipient of early royal grants from West Saxon and Mercian rulers.

See founded by St Wilfrid c. 681, holding the principal records for the South Saxon kings.

Historical archive of Canterbury St Augustine S Ex Minster In Thanet.

Historical archive of Canterbury Christ Church Ex Lyminge.

Nunnery founded c. 888 by King Alfred the Great for his daughter Æthelgifu.

Monastery of St Peter founded c. 666 by Bishop Eorcenwald of London with charters of Frithuwald, sub-king of Surrey.

Ancient monastery of Medeshamstede, founded by King Peada of Mercia c. 655.

Episcopal see of western Wessex founded by St Aldhelm in 705.

Historical archive of St Albans.

Benedictine abbey traditionally attributed to King Ine or King Athelstan.

Monastery founded c. 666 by Bishop Eorcenwald for his sister St Æthelburh.

Abbey of St Peter, established in the late 7th century, preserving grants from the rulers of the Hwicce, Mercian kings, and West Saxon monarchs.

Historical archive of London St Paul S.

Historical archive of Athelney.

Historical archive of Canterbury Christ Church Ex Reculver.

Historical archive of Paris Saint Denis.

Historical archive of Canterbury Christ Church Ex Selsey.

Historical archive of St Peter S Gloucester.

Historical archive of Abingdon Ex Bradfield Minster.

Historical archive of Burton.

Historical archive of Canterbury Christ Church And Canterbury St Augustine S.

Historical archive of Canterbury Christ Church Crowland And Malmesbury.

Historical archive of Durham.

Historical archive of Exeter Ex Crediton.

Abbey of St Peter founded c. 679 by Osric, sub-king of the Hwicce.

Historical archive of Malmesbury And Crowland.

Historical archive of Malmesbury And Glastonbury.

Historical archive of Much Wenlock.

Historical archive of Peterborough Ex Breedon On The Hill Leics.

Historical archive of Probably Hereford.

Historical archive of Probably Westminster.

Historical archive of Uncertain.

Historical archive of Uncertain Possibly Bedwyn.

Historical archive of Uncertain Possibly Malmesbury.

Cathedral Church of St Andrew, episcopal see created c. 909.

Historical archive of Westminster.

Historical archive of Westminster Probably Ex Barking.

Royal nunnery closely tied to the West Saxon royal house.

Historical archive of Winchcombe.

Historical archive of Worcester Ex Bredon Worcs Or Breedon On The Hill Leics.