 Ælfric was the son of an earl of Kent and became a monk of Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire ( now <unk> ) . He was very likely Abbot of Abingdon before becoming Abbot of St Albans Abbey around <unk> , although some historians do not believe that he held the office of Abbot at Abingdon . Although the Historia <unk> <unk> , or History of the Church of Abingdon , names Ælfric as abbot , the <unk> lists do not record him as such . <unk> <unk> of his being abbot at Abingdon is a grant of land to Ælfric personally ( instead of to the office he held ) while he was archbishop that had previously been unjustly taken from Abingdon . This land was to revert to Abingdon after Ælfric 's death . 
