John of Wallingford, also known as John de Cella, was abbot of St Albans Abbey from 1195 to his death in 1214. He was previously prior of Holy Trinity Priory at Wallingford, a cell of St Albans. He studied in Paris, and was considered a great grammarian, poet and physicist. His document "flod at London brigge" predicted the high water mark of the Thames, and is credited as the first of its type. His 'Chronica Joannis Wallingford' covers evens from 449 to 1036, including the St Brice's Day massacre of the Danes in 1002, during the reign of Ethelred the Unready. He notes that "the Danes, thanks to their habit of combing their hair every day, of bathing every Saturday and regularly changing their clothes, were able to undermine the virtue of married women and even seduce the daughters of nobles to be their mistresses." The chronicles, completed after his death, also include a picture and a description of the elephant presented to the king of England in 1255, the first elephant seen in that country. Abbey gateway St Albans Abbey was an abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Nothing remains of Holy Trinity Priory in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England which is believed to have been on the site of the Bullcroft recreation ground, High Street. ... Map sources for Wallingford at grid reference SU6089 Wallingford is a small town in Oxfordshire in southern England. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Events August 3 - The Second Council of Ephesus opens, chaired by Dioscorus, Patriarch of Alexandria. ... Events Emperor Go-Suzaku ascends the throne of Japan. ... Saint Bricius of Tours, also Brice, Britius, Criccius, Bricio, (born around 370; died 444 in Tours) was the fourth bishop of Tours, succeding Martin of Tours in 397. ... Ethelred the Unready (c. ... Most often, Chronicles refers to the biblical Books of Chronicles. ...

External links

• Wallingford History Gateway
• Image of John of Wallingford from the British Library

• Image of an elephant from the chronicles of John of Wallingford from the British Library