Editing Pershore Abbey (section)

==Abbots==
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!  width="25%" | Name
!  width="20%" | In office
!  width="55%" | Comments
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| Foldbriht
| ''c''. 970 – 988
|<ref name=HeadsI>Knowles, Brooke and London (2001), ''The heads of religious houses: England & Wales, I. 940–1216'', pp. 58-9.</ref>
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| Brihtheah (Brihteah)
| ?  – 1033
| Nephew of [[Wulfstan (died 956)|Wulfstan I, Archbishop of York]]; went on to become bishop of Worcester (1033–8)<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| Ælfric
| ?
| ''fl''. 1046 x 1050.<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| Edmund
| 1058–1085
| d. 1085.<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| Thurstan
| 1085–1087
| Master of Gloucester.<ref name=HeadsI />
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| Hugh
| ?
| Died before 1113.<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| Guy
| ? – 1102{{Clear}} ? – 1136/7
| Deposed in 1102, but later restored to office.<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| William
| 1138 – ?
| Master of Eye.<ref name=HeadsI />
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| Thomas
| ?
| Appears in 1143 x 1145 and following suspension, again in 1145 x 1150.<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| Reginald
| ? – 1174
| First known appearance in 1155.<ref name=HeadsI />
|- valign="top"
| Simon
| 1175–1198
|<ref name=HeadsI />
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| Master Anselm
| 1198–1203
| Master of Reading, d. 1203.<ref name=HeadsI />
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| Gervase
| 1204–1234
| d. 1234.<ref name=HeadsI /><ref name=HeadsII>Smith and London (2001), ''The heads of religious houses: England & Wales, II. 1216–1377'', pp. 56-7.</ref>
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| Roger de Rudeby (Rudby)
| 1234–1251
| Chamberlain of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Elerius
| 1251–1264
| Prior of Cogges.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Henry of Bidford
| 1264 – ?
| Master of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Henry de Caldewelle
| 1274–1290
| Master of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| William de Leghe
| 1290–1307
| Cellarer of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| William of Harvington
| 1307–1340
| Master of Pershore, etc.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Thomas of Pirton (Pyriton)
| 1340–1349
| Cellarer of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Peter of Pendock
| 1349–1363
| Master of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Peter (de) Bradewey(e)
| 1363–1379
| Master of Pershore.<ref name=HeadsII />
|- valign="top"
| Thomas de Upton
| 1379
| Elected 1379.<ref name=Victoria>Willis-Bund and Page, ''The Victoria History of the County of Worcester'', vol. 2, pp. 127-136.</ref>
|- valign="top"
| William de Newenton
| 1413
|<ref name=Victoria />
|- valign="top"
| Edmund Hert
| 1456–1479
|<ref name=Victoria />
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| Robert Stanwey
| 1479
|<ref name=Victoria />
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| John Pibleton
| 1497
|<ref name=Victoria />
|- valign="top"
| William Compton
| 1504–1526
|<ref name=Victoria />
|- valign="top"
| John Stonywell
| 1526–1539 x 40
| Surrendered the abbey<ref name=Victoria />
|}