William Abel Pantin FBA (1 May 1902 – 10 November 1973) was a historian of medieval England who spent most of his academic life at the University of Oxford.
[1] In 1929 the Royal Historical Society awarded its Alexander Prize to Pantin for his essay The General and Provincial Chapters of the English Black Monks, 1215–1540.
[1] The "Black Monks" were the Order of Saint Benedict, whose history in England remained a subject of Pantin's research and published works for the rest of his life.
[5] In 1959 Oxford City Council had Lower Fisher Row beside Castle Mill Stream demolished as slum clearance.
[3] Pantin was appointed a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1948 and was a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England from 1963 onwards.