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Abbeys in England

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Flaxley Abbey
Flaxley Abbey

Flaxley Abbey has a long and illustrious history, it was originally built to house a Cistercian order by Roger, Earl of Hereford.....

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Forde Abbey, nr Chard, Somerset. A former Cistercian foundation. Photo taken September 1991.
Forde Abbey

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Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey

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Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Furness Abbey

St Mary of Furness was founded in 1123 by Stephen, later King of England...

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Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.
Glastonbury Abbey

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

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Hailes Abbey, Nr Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
Hailes Abbey

Hailes Abbey occupies a lovely site and as you look at the remains of the dramatic cloister arches you get some idea of just how.....

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at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Haughmond Abbey

These magnificent remains of an Augustinian Abbey founded by William Fitzalan in about 1135, occupy a beautiful setting in the.....

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Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Hexham Abbey

Hexham Abbey is a refoundation of a church which stood on this spot in the year 675, it survived until 821, later the town was.....

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Holme Cultram Abbey, Abbey Town, Near Silloth, Cumbria
Holme Cultram Abbey

This was a Cistercian foundation of the 12th century of which the nave is now the parish Church of St.Mary, and although the.....

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Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire
Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey is one of Yorkshire's finest ruined Cistercian abbey's. It was founded in the 12th-century from which much of.....

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Inside Lacock Abbey
Lacock Abbey

Lacock is one of the most beautiful villages in England, with houses dating from the 15th-century to the 18th-century. At the.....

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A picture of Leiston Abbey
Leiston Abbey

These are the evocative remains of an abbey founded when the order of the land was God first, followed by King and country. The.....

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The ruins of Lindisfarne Abbey with Lindisfarne Castle in the distance.
Lindisfarne Abbey

The strange, mystic atmosphere of Lindisfarne remains evocative of the time when holy men trod its shores rather than the birds.....

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Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey is built on the site of a former Saxon monastery of AD700, by the 12th-century it was an important Benedictine.....

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Netley Abbey. Hampshire
Netley Abbey

Netley Abbey Ruins , Hampshire..

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Newstead Abbey Ancestral Home of Lord Byron 6th
Newstead Abbey

A beautiful historic house set in a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire, England......

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Pershore Abbey, Pershore, Worcestershire
Pershore Abbey

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Quarr, Old Abbey ruins
Quarr Abbey

The ruins of Quarr Abbey can be found close to the entrance of Wooten Creek, a pretty waterway used by small fishing boats and.....

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Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse

Remains of a former Benedictine abbey and site of one of the oldest English monasteries, as early as the 7th century...

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Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey is situated on 15 acres in the valley of Rye approximately 3 miles from Helmsley in Northern Yorkshire and was.....

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