KIRKHAM ABBEY, sounded for canons of the order of St. Augustine, was built by Walter Espec, a great baron*, and his lady Adelina, in the reign of king Henry the first, on account of the death of Walter, their only son and heir, who was killed by a fal...
KIRKHAM ABBEY, sounded for canons of the order of St. Augustine, was built by Walter Espec, a great baron*, and his lady Adelina, in the reign of king Henry the first, on account of the death of Walter, their only son and heir, who was killed by a fall from his horse.