abingdon bought the manor of godstow from sir john walter, 3rd baronet in 1702, but sold it off in 1710 to john churchill, 1st duke of marlborough, who also bought the adjoining manor of wolvercote from walter. in 1703–1704, abingdon purchased the manor of littleton auncells from george bowditch and james townsend, which he added to his adjoining estate at west lavington, wiltshire. sometime before 1738, he sold the manor of bradenstoke, wiltshire to germanicus sheppard.