Abbeys and Monasteries in England

Most of these medieval marvels are in ruins. For some that aren't, check out Cathedrals.
Also see Abbeys in Scotland | Wales

Map of all Medieval Monasteries in England

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Name	Town	County	Organisation	Heritage Rating
Abbotsbury Abbey	Abbotsbury	Dorset
Alnwick Abbey Gatehouse	Alnwick	Northumberland
Arundel Blackfriars	Arundel	West Sussex
Athelney Abbey	East Lyng	Somerset
Aylesford Priory (The Friars)	Aylesford	Kent
Battle Abbey	Battle	East Sussex
Bayham Abbey	Frant	East Sussex
Binham Priory	Binham	Norfolk
Bishops Waltham Palace	Bishops Waltham	Hampshire
Blackfriars Friary	Hereford	Herefordshire
Blackfriars, Gloucester	Gloucester	Gloucestershire
Bolton Abbey	Bolton Abbey	Yorkshire
Bordesley Abbey	Redditch	Worcestershire
Boxgrove Priory	Boxgrove	West Sussex
Brinkburn Priory	Morpeth	Northumberland
Buckfast Abbey	Buckfastleigh	Devon
Buildwas Abbey	Buildwas	Shropshire
Burnham Norton Friary	Burnham Market	Norfolk
Bury St Edmunds Abbey	Bury St Edmunds	Suffolk
Bushmead Priory	Bushmead	Bedfordshire
Byland Abbey	Coxwold	Yorkshire
Cartmel Priory Gatehouse	Cartmel	Cumbria
Castle Acre Priory	Castle Acre	Norfolk
Cerne Abbey	Cerne Abbas	Dorset
Clare Priory	Clare	Suffolk
Cleeve Abbey	Washford	Somerset
Cockersand Abbey	Thurnham	Lancashire
Coggeshall Abbey	Coggeshall	Essex
Coventry, Charterhouse	Coventry	West Midlands
Coventry, St Mary's Priory	Coventry	West Midlands
Coventry, Whitefriars Friary	Coventry	West Midlands
Coverham Abbey	Coverham	Yorkshire
Creake Abbey	North Creake	Norfolk
Croxden Abbey	Croxden	Staffordshire
Croyland Abbey	Crowland	Lincolnshire
Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum	Waterbeach	Cambridgeshire
Dore Abbey	Abbey Dore	Herefordshire
Dunwich Greyfriars	Dunwich	Suffolk
Easby Abbey	Richmond	Yorkshire
Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas	Canterbury	Kent
Egglestone Abbey	Barnard Castle	County Durham
Elstow Abbey	Elstow	Bedfordshire
Finchale Priory	Durham	County Durham
Fountains Abbey	Ripon	Yorkshire
Furness Abbey	Barrow-in-Furness	Cumbria
Gisborough Priory	Guisborough	Cleveland
Glastonbury Abbey	Glastonbury	Somerset
Godstow Abbey	Oxford	Oxfordshire
Grace Dieu Priory	Thringstone	Leicestershire
Grey Friars Tower	Richmond	Yorkshire
Greyfriar's Tower	King's Lynn	Norfolk
Greyfriars, Gloucester	Gloucester	Gloucestershire
Hailes Abbey	Winchcombe	Gloucestershire
Haughmond Abbey	Shrewsbury	Shropshire
Hulne Priory	Alnwick	Northumberland
Hyde Abbey	Winchester	Hampshire
Jarrow Monastery	Jarrow	Tyne and Wear
Jervaulx Abbey	Jervaulx	Yorkshire
Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse	Kingswood	Gloucestershire
Kirkham Priory	Kirkham	Yorkshire
Kirkstall Abbey	Leeds	Yorkshire
Kirkstead Abbey	Kirkstead	Lincolnshire
Lanercost Priory	Lanercost	Cumbria
Launceston Priory	Launceston	Cornwall
Leicester Abbey	Leicester	Leicestershire
Leiston Abbey	Leiston	Suffolk
Lesnes Abbey	Belvedere	Kent
Lilleshall Abbey	Lilleshall	Shropshire
Lindisfarne Priory	Holy Island	Northumberland
Mattersey Priory	Mattersey	Nottinghamshire
Michelham Priory	Upper Dicker	East Sussex
Minster Abbey	Minster-in-Thanet	Kent
Monk Bretton Priory	Barnsley	Yorkshire
Mount Grace Priory	Osmotherley	Yorkshire
Muchelney Abbey	Muchelney	Somerset
Netley Abbey	Netley	Hampshire
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse	Ramsey	Cambridgeshire
Reading Abbey	Reading	Berkshire
Rievaulx Abbey	Helmsley	Yorkshire
Roche Abbey	Maltby	Yorkshire
Rufford Abbey	Ollerton	Nottinghamshire
Sawley Abbey	Sawley	Lancashire
Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden	Shaftesbury	Dorset
Shap Abbey	Shap	Cumbria
Sopwell Nunnery	St Albans	Hertfordshire
Southwick Priory	Southwick	Hampshire
St Augustine's Abbey	Canterbury	Kent
St Benet's Abbey	Ludham	Norfolk
St Botolph's Priory	Colchester	Essex
St Mary's Abbey, York	York	Yorkshire
St Olave's Priory	St Olaves	Norfolk
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester	Gloucester	Gloucestershire
Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory	Stoke-sub-Hamdon	Somerset
Thetford Church of the Holy Sepulchre	Thetford	Norfolk
Thetford Priory	Thetford	Norfolk
Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse	Ulceby	Lincolnshire
Tilty Church and Abbey	Tilty	Essex
Titchfield Abbey	Titchfield	Hampshire
Torre Abbey	Torquay	Devon
Tynemouth Castle and Priory	Tynemouth	Tyne and Wear
Walsingham Abbey	Little Walsingham	Norfolk
Walsingham Friary	Little Walsingham	Norfolk
Waverley Abbey	Farnham	Surrey
Wenlock Priory	Much Wenlock	Shropshire
Wetheral Priory Gatehouse	Wetheral	Cumbria
Whalley Abbey	Whalley	Lancashire
Whalley Abbey Gatehouse	Whalley	Lancashire
Whitby Abbey	Whitby	Yorkshire
White Ladies Priory	Boscobel	Shropshire
Wymondham Abbey	Wymondham	Norfolk
Name	Town	County	Organisation	Heritage Rating