 The monks of Winchester had already elected one of their own number , but this was over @-@ ruled , and Edington was consecrated in 1346 . As a bishop he was necessarily much absent , even with the relatively short distance between Westminster and Winchester . He was not entirely detached from his episcopal duties , however : he used the see as a source for extensive nepotism , yet he also initiated wide @-@ ranging building works on the nave of the cathedral . Meanwhile , in 1351 , he founded an Augustinian priory at his birthplace of Edington , in order to have prayers said for himself , his parents and his brother . Although most of the priory has been demolished , the church still stands , as a good example of the transition between the decorated and perpendicular style of church @-@ building . 
