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Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey | A Wisdom Archive on Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey | | Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey A selection of articles related to Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey | |
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ARTICLES RELATED TO Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey | | | |  Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe Abbey: Encyclopedia II - Wycombe Abbey - Early history of Wycombe AbbeyHowever, the history of the school building itself predates Dame Frances Dove's acquisition of it. In the 13th century the area, with the parish church, was part of the holding of the Abbess of Godstowe, (Ironically the priory at Godstowe, 600 years later, was too refounded as a school by Dame Frances Dove, and today is a 'feeder' preparatory school for Wycombe Abbey).
On the site of the present Wycombe Abbey was a large manor house known as 'Loakes House' which until 1700 was the seat of the Archdale family, when Thomas Archdale sold ...
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