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This map of the Abington estate was drawn up after acquisition of land by the Thursby family from the Barnards in 1669.

An improbable survival it consists of two pieces of vellum joined and drawn up with fields, significant trees, watercourses and also shows the village, manor and church.

History of the building

A place to work

In this section of the exhibition discover how the house has been a place of work. There have been many different types of jobs for people in Abington. Once mainly agricultural, more recently the area has been home to shoe factories and breweries. Dr Prichard established a private asylum at Abington Manor in 1845. He was at the forefront of the non-restraint movement and believed physical restraint of patients was not necessary with proper treatment.