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Audley Places in Staffordshire
In Staffordshire there are the following places associated with the Audley surname;
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- The Brass Commemorating {Z19} Thomas Audley in St James' Church, Audley
- Audley Village
- Audley Castle in Audley Village
- Heighley Castle near Madeley; the home of the Barons Audley
- Hulton Abbey in the area of Stoke called Abbey Hulton
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The Brass Commemorating {ZA19} Thomas Audley in St James' Church, Audley |
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The inscription (in Angol-Norman) on the brass plate states: Icy gist Mons. Thomas D' Audeley Chivaler fra Mons. James D' Audeley, Seign'r de Heleigh de Rouge Chastell qui moruit Le xxiv die Januari L' An. de gra' Mo ccclxxxv -qui vit: de qi alme Dieu p' sa pite eit merci -AMEN Translated this reads: Here lies Sir Thomas Audley, brother (sic) of Sir James Audley, lord of Heleigh and Redcastle, who died on the 24th January in the year of grace 1385 on whose soul God have mercy and pity” The Sir James Audley is {Z13} in our research. There is no documentary evidence that Sir James Audley had a brother and it seems that it is generally accepted that the Sir Thomas Audley, whom the brass commerates is infact his son {Z19} Thomas Audley |
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On this website there are three brasses commemorating various members of the Audley Family. The following links will take you to the other brasses;
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| Photographs of Audley Village | |||
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| Audley Theatre | |||
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| Memorials to Coal Miners | Audley Takeaway | ||
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| Audley Convenience Store | Audley Fish & Chip Shop | ||
| Audley Castle in Audley Village | |||
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| The plaque on the site of Audley Castle |
Audley Castle is on the hill behind the trees in the Village of Audley |
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Nothing remains of Audley Castle other than the mound on which it was built
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| Heighley Castle, near Madeley | |||
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The file below contains information about Heighley Castle |
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| Whilst Heighley Casltle can be clearly seen on the Ordnance Survey map. It is far more difficult to find any remains when one is stood on the site. | |||
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Hulton Abbey was a former monastery located in what is now Abbey Hulton, a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. A daughter house of the Cistercian Combermere Abbey, the abbey was founded by Henry de Audley in the early 13th century. The abbey was relatively small and poor, with one of the lowest incomes of all Staffordshire religious houses, ahead of only Brewood Priory. The abbey was dissolved in 1538. (source Wikipedia) |
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Hulton Abbey (1219 - 1538) 1= The Church 2= West Range 3= South Range 4= East Range |
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| Hulton Abbey as it is in 2014 | |||
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