Churches

St. Edburgas - Abberton

Church Profile:

The original half-timbered church was built during the 13th century and was dedicated to St Edburga by the Abbot of Pershore. The first Incumbent was presented to the living in 1399. In 1881 the church was pulled down and rebuilt in its present form b Squire William Lasslett for £3,000 and included a broach spire which has since been removed. For further information please ring John Harris on 01386 462204

St. Edburga, Abbess of Winchester, Virgin. Feast Day 15 June

Died 960. Saint Edburga was a granddaughter of King Alfred and the daughter of Edward the Elder. It is reported that, while she was still a young child, her royal father offered her precious jewels in one hand and a penitential habit in the other. Edburga chose the latter joyfully. At that her parents placed her in Saint Mary's Convent, which was founded by Alfred's widow, Alswide, at Winchester, finished by her own father, and placed under the direction of Saint Etheldreda. Having finished her education, Edburga became a nun and later the abbess of the foundation. After Edburga died of a fever, Bishop Saint Ethelwold placed her remains in a rich shrine, which Abbess Saint Elfleda covered with gold and silver. When the Earl Egilwald of Dorsetshire sought relics for his newly rebuilt foundation of Pershore in Worcestershire after its pillage by the Danes, the abbess give him part of Edburga's skull, some of her ribs, and other bones, which were enclosed in a rich case. She was especially venerated at Pershore in Worcestershire, where these relics were enshrined and many miracles have taken place, and at Saint Mary's in Winchester (Attwater, Benedictines, Husenbeth)

Village Profile:

Abberton is the smallest Parish in the Flyford Family of Churches with a population of 50 adults and 16 children. The village was primarily a farming community and now has two farms. The majority of the population commute to work except for those who farm.