Editing Reading Abbey (section)

==Abbots==
[[File:Hugh Faringdon plaque, English Martyrs Church, Liebenhood Road, Reading - geograph.org.uk - 1769778.jpg|thumb|Plaque of Hugh III (Cook, alias Faringdon), the last Abbot]]
As an abbey, Reading was ruled by an [[abbot]]. The abbey had 27 abbots between 1123 and 1539.<ref name="kemp">{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Brian R.|title=Reading Abbey – An Introduction to the History of the Abbey|year=1968|publisher=Reading Museum and Art Gallery|location=Reading, Berkshire}}</ref><ref name=rbhabrdg>{{cite web |url=http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/abbots_reading.html |title=Abbots of Reading, Berkshire |author=Ford, David Nash |year=2001 |work=Royal Berkshire History |publisher=Nash Ford Publishing |access-date=28 December 2010}}</ref>

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! Abbot !! Years
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| [[Hugh of Amiens|Hugh I (of Amiens)]] || 1123–1130
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| Anscher || 1130–1135
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| Edward || 1136–1154
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| Reginald || 1154–1158
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| Roger || 1158–1165
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| William I || 1165–1173
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| Joseph || 1173–1186
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| Hugh II || 1186–1199
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| Helias || 1199–1213
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| Simon || 1213–1226
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| [[Adam de Lathbury|Adam (of Lathbury)]] || 1226–1238
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| Richard I (of Chichester) || 1238–1262
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| Richard II (of Reading, alias Bannister) || 1262–1269
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| Robert (of Burgate) || 1269–1290
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| William II (of Sutton) || 1290–1305
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| Nicholas (of Whaplode) || 1305–1328
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| John I (of Appleford) || 1328–1342
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| [[Henry of Appleford|Henry (of Appleford)]] || 1342–1361
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| William III (of Dombleton) || 1361–1369
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| John II (of Sutton) || 1369–1378
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| Richard III (of Yately) || 1378–1409
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| Thomas I (Earley) || 1409–1430
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| Thomas II (Henley) || 1430–1445
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| John II (Thorne I) || 1446–1486
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| John III (Thorne II) || 1486–1519
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| Thomas III (Worcester) || 1519–1520
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| [[Hugh Faringdon|Hugh III (Cook, alias Faringdon)]] || 1520–1539
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