Notley Abbey

The fact that Notley Abbey was constructed at Earl's park in Long Crendon suggests that Augustinians were becoming purely monastic by 1160.

[3] Notley Abbey possessed several pieces of land including Lower Winchendon (not acquired until around 1302), Chilton, Princes Risborough, and Stragglethorpe in Lincolnshire.

These lands helped generate revenue, but the abbey's primary source of income came from tithes from appropriated churches.

[9] Notley Abbey was originally built based on the medieval architecture (12th and 13th century) popular during the era of its construction.

The reconstruction of Notley Abbey in 1890 introduced architecture more reminiscent of the late medieval period, specifically in the replacement of Georgian casement windows with those of the Tudor form.

In the 15th century, the central crossing was partially rebuilt in the perpendicular style and the main range of the abbot's house was built.

[11] In 1944, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh purchased the remains of the Abbey, after they found their home destroyed by a bomb raid that took place during the war.