Originally a hermitage, the abbey did not exist for long, being exchanged for lands in Warwickshire after little more than ten years.
The abbey began as a hermitage, set up in the early 1130s by King Stephan, near the hamlet of Cannock Wood.
This grant was confirmed by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, who gave the hermits permission to follow a rule of their choosing.
Several grants, including land in Staffordshire and Warwickshire, were made to the abbey and in 1153 Matilda's son, Henry, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, became a benefactor.
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