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ordesley Abbey was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1138 by Waleran, the earl of Worcester, and monks from Garendon.


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1138    Foundation of Bordesley Abbey
   Waleran, the earl of Worcester founds a new Cistercian abbey with help from monks from Garendon.1 


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1. Various, The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain, 1998, 0-7134-8392-X

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