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Named after the Augustinian Lessness Abbey, in Abbey Wood, which is now a ruin. It was founded in 1178 and continued until it was suppressed by Cardinal Wolsey during the reign of Henry VIII in 1525.
Named after the Augustinian Lessness Abbey, in Abbey Wood, which is now a ruin. It was founded in 1178 and continued until it was suppressed by Cardinal Wolsey during the reign of Henry VIII in 1525.