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Walter Espec (died
1153) was a prominent military and judicial figure of the reign of
Henry I of England. In the years up to 1120 he with
Eustace Fitz John controlled northern England.
Military man
He was the builder of
Helmsley Castle; he built also
Wark Castle. As an old man, he fought against the Scots at the
Battle of the Standard in 1138.
Monastic founder
He was the founder of
Kirkham Priory (
Augustinians) and later
Rievaulx Abbey (
Cistercians).
Kirkham Priory was founded around 1130. He then donated 1000
acres to Rievaulx, where building started in 1132, and is largely credited for the arrival of the Cistercians in England. By 1135 he also founded
Warden Abbey (Wardon) in
Bedfordshire, a daughter house of Rievaulx.
Family
His father was William Speche, a follower of
William I of England.
Reference
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography
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