st peter was the first person buried in westminster abbey.
who was the first person buried in westminster abbey?
st peter
king harold i was originally buried in the abbey, but his body was exhumed, beheaded, and thrown into a fen in june 1040. the body was later rescued and re-buried in the church of st clement danes in westminster.









































a number of cromwellians were also buried in the abbey but later removed, in 1661, on the orders of king charles ii, and buried in a pit in st margaret's churchyard, adjoining the abbey. a modern plaque on the exterior wall of the church records the names of those who were disinterred:









































bullet::::- oliver cromwell, lord protector









































bullet::::- admiral robert blake
burials and memorials in westminster abbey
westminster abbey muniments









































the westminster abbey muniments is a collection of muniments and manuscripts comprising archives of westminster abbey from the tenth century to the present day. the core of the collection contains accounts, manuscripts, and court records of the large estate. before they were put together in the archives, they were scattered across southern and mid-england.









































section::::notable items.









































bullet::::- charters of the anglo-saxons









































bullet::::- leases of the westminster abbey









































bullet::::- coroners' inquests for the city of westminster (1760-1880)









































section::::royals and administrators with westminster abbey documents and manuscripts.









































bullet::::- lord steward









































bullet::::- almoner and cellarer









































section::::court records of westminster abbey.
westminster abbey muniments