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Cistercian Abbeys: HULTON Name: HULTON Location: Abbey Hulton
County: Staffordshire Hulton was a relatively late Cistercian foundation,
made in 1219 by Henry de Audley (d. 1246) for the souls of his
family
and himself.(1) It was never a prosperous
community and the Black Death reduced
its small income by almost half
during the course of the fourteenth century, from £26 to £14.
By the time of the Dissolution the annual net income of the house
was £76 and
the abbey was surrendered in 1538 by the ten monks who remained
within the compound.(2) After the
Dissolution the house passed into private hands and much of the
stonework was used for the construction
of a large house. The site is largely known from excavation work,
though the lower walls of the eastern part of the church have
been
left exposed for public display next to Carmountside High School
at Hulton Abbey.(3) There have
been some significant finds at the site,
including several grave slabs with foliated head-crosses, fragments
of window glass dating from the fourteenth century and a wide
range
of floor tiles.(4) The partially
excavated remains can be viewed by the public.
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