Egwin of Evesham Benedictine historian, Jean Mabillon, he died on 30 December 720, although his death is generally accepted as having occurred three years earlier on 30 December 717. He died at the abbey he had founded, and his remains were enshrined there. A hagiography, the"Vita Sancti Egwini", was written by Dominic of Evesham, a medieval prior of Evesham Abbey around 1130. His tomb was destroyed, along with the abbey church, at the time of the dissolution of the abbey in 1540. Egwin of Evesham Egwin of Evesham (died 30 December 717) was a Benedictine monk and, later, the third Bishop of Worcester
The Shrubbery, Kidderminster The Shrubbery, Kidderminster The Shrubbery is a former military installation in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. The building is an early 19th century mansion which was owned by the Lea family in the first half of that century. It then passed into the hands of a Major Winnington in the second half of the century. It was converted around the end of the century for use as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment. This unit evolved to become the 7th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the