Kent

Founded as abbey of St Mary and St Thomas More of Canterbury by William de Auberville in 1189.  Daughter of Leiston.  In 1212 6 churches were served by the canons, but at about that time the abbeys of Langdon and St Radegund were so poor that it was proposed that they should be united.  Both continued, however, and the temporal income of Langdon was over £25 in 1291.

Late 12th century buildings.  It had square-ended aisleless presbytery with solid walls dividing the transeptal chapels originally, turning to open arches with screens between the chapels later.  Single aisle on side opposite the cloister was an after-thought.  2 aisle chapter house.  Infirmary to east or south-east of claustral block;  aisleless hall but no chapel  (CLAPHAM)

1323:  18 canons;  1325:  20 or more;  1381:  6, so probably suffered at the Black Death.  1475:  8;  1478:  12;  1494:  8;  1500:  9;  these figures may not include canons serving churches.  1488:  18 including abbot and 4 novices, which may be a total number (KNOWLES).

1341 abbot visited Welbeck (THOMPSON)

Net income c. 1535:  £56

Surrendered 1535 by the abbot and 10 other canons  (KNOWLES)

Existing farmhouse has portions of walls of W range;  plan discovered by excavation 1882.  St John Hope Arch. Cant., xv, p. 59 (CLAPHAM)