Home›Sources›A History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of GlastonburySourcesA History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of GlastonburyVictoria County HistoryCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "A History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of Glastonbury." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/vch-somerset-vol2-glastonbury-abbey-1911.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). A History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of Glastonbury. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/vch-somerset-vol2-glastonbury-abbey-1911Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-a-history-of-the-county-of-somerset-volu, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {A History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of Glastonbury}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/vch-somerset-vol2-glastonbury-abbey-1911}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe 1911 Victoria County History volume for Somerset, in its account of the abbey of Glastonbury, transcribing the abbey's valuation from the crown's 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus survey.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A volume of the Victoria County History, a long-running academic reference series compiling documentary and archaeological research county by county under the Institute of Historical Research, tier one, matching the tier the map gives comparable scholarly reference works; used here for the Valor Ecclesiasticus's 1535 valuation of Glastonbury Abbey.NotesWell-attestedRecords Glastonbury Abbey as returned worth just over £3,300 yearly in the 1535 Valor Ecclesiasticus, one of the two wealthiest religious houses in England alongside Westminster Abbey.CitationAuthorWell-attestedWilliam Page (general editor)PublisherWell-attestedVictoria County History, A History of the County of Somerset, vol. 2, Archibald ConstablePublication YearWell-attested1911URLWell-attestedhttps://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol2/pp82-99Source TypeWell-attestedacademic referenceSourcesA History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of Glastonburytier 1William Page (general editor), Victoria County History, A History of the County of Somerset, vol. 2, Archibald Constable, 1911View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Sacred Sites, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Well-attested12Sacred SitesGlastonbury AbbeySourcesA History of the County of Somerset, Volume 2: Houses of Benedictine Monks, the Abbey of GlastonburyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year