Eynsham ('Egonesham') is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle where it is described as one of four towns captured by the Saxons from the Britons in AD 571, and in 1005 Aethelmar, kinsman of Aethelred II founded a Benedictine Abbey.
Eynsham ('Egonesham') is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle where it is described as one of four towns captured by the Anglo-Saxons from the Britons in AD 571. In 1005 Aethelmar, kinsman of Aethelred II founded a Benedictine Abbey.