Abbeys in England

Abbotsbury Abbey in the town of Abbotsbury, in the county of Dorset
Abbotsbury Abbey was founded in the 11th century by a Dane called Orca who was a follower of Cnut. The Abbey dominated the town...
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Abingdon Abbey in the town of Abingdon, in the county of Oxfordshire
Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the...
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Anglesey Abbey in the town of Lode, in the county of Cambridgeshire
This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island...
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Bath Abbey in the town of Bath, in the county of Somerset
Bath Abbey is a beautiful building. The building is sited on the remains of a Norman Cathedral which itself replaced an 8th...
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Battle Abbey in the town of Battle, in the county of East Sussex
The Abbey Ruins - The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life. The abbey was...
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Bayham Abbey in the town of Lamberhurst, in the county of Kent
Built in the 13th century, and set in beautiful surroundings, Bayham Abbey is a favourite of painters and photographers.
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Beaulieu Abbey in the town of Beaulieu, in the county of Hampshire
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Blanchland Abbey in the town of Blanchland, in the county of Northumberland
The Abbey in the village was constructed in 1163.
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Buckfast Abbey in the town of Buckfastleigh, in the county of Devon
One of the most amazing things about this fine abbey is that it was built almost entirely by amateur builders. The Benedictine...
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Buckland Abbey in the town of Yelverton, in the county of Devon
Buckland Abbey is situated near Yelverton at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It was built as a 13th century Cistercian...
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Byland Abbey in the town of Coxwold, in the county of North Yorkshire
It would be hard to find a more perfect setting for the gracious ruins of centuries old Byland Abbey than this remote valley spot...
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Calke Abbey in the town of Ticknall, in the county of Derbyshire
Calke Abbey was built between 1701-1703. The building, in the Baroque style, was built for Sir John Harpur. It is an...
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Crowland Abbey in the town of Crowland, in the county of Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey was founded in 716 by King Ethelbald, in memory of St.Guthlac who had built a cell on the Fen island. It has a...
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Croxden Abbey in the town of Croxden, in the county of Staffordshire
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Dorchester Abbey in the town of Dorchester-on-Thames, in the county of Oxfordshire
The wonderful abbey church of St.Peter and St.Paul has a history stretching back to the year 634, but the church we see today...
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Easby Abbey in the town of Richmond, in the county of North Yorkshire
This pleasant place is interesting for the remarkable ruins of a 12th century Premonstratensian Abbey. Here in an idyllic...
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Egglestone Abbey in the town of Barnard Castle, in the county of County Durham
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Evesham Abbey in the town of Evesham, in the county of Worcestershire
Viewing the Evesham skyline from across the waters of the River Avon the visitor gets a dramatic glimpse of a "dreaming spires of...
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Flaxley Abbey in the town of Flaxley, in the county of Gloucestershire
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 in the town of Chard, in the county of Somerset
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