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Abbeys and Monasteries in England

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Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden    Only the excavated foundations remain of Shaftesbury's 9th century Benedictine Abbey, but the story of the abbey is brought to life in this excellent museum. Park Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, SP7 8JR Attraction Type: Abbey Location: in the town centre Website: Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden Email: user@shaftesburyabbey.co.uk Phone: 01747 852 910 Fax: 01747 852 910 Location map OS ST863 229 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Shap Abbey    A rare Premonstratensian house, founded around 1200 in a bleak setting. The most notable remain is that of the huge west tower. Shap, Cumbria, England Attraction Type: Abbey Location: 1½ miles W of Shap on the bank of the River Lowther Website: Shap Abbey English Heritage Details of Shap Abbey OS NY 548152 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

St Augustine's Abbey    In this case the abbey isn't just dedicated to St. Augustine, it was actually founded by him, in 598, to house the monks he brought with him to convert the Britons to Christianity. Longport, Canterbury, Kent, England, CT1 1TF Attraction Type: Abbey Location: quarter mile E of Cathedral Close in Longport Website: St Augustine's Abbey Phone: 01227 767 345 English Heritage Location map OS TR168 581 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory    The Great Hall of this 14th/15th century complex of farm buildings is open to visitors. North Street, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England, TA14 6QP Attraction Type: Abbey Location: 2 miles W of Montacute between the A303 and the A3088 Website: Stoke-sub-Hamdon Priory Email: stokehamdonpriory@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01935 823 289 National Trust Location map OS ST472 174 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Thornton Abbey    Augustinian Abbey founded in 1139, but the chief interest here is the massive 14th century gatehouse, possibly built in response to the Peasant's Revolt of 1381. The gatehouse is remarkable for its early use of brick as a building material. Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, DN39 6TU Attraction Type: Abbey Location: 10 m E Scunthorpe, off A160 Website: Thornton Abbey Phone: 01469 541 445 English Heritage Location map OS TA117 192 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Titchfield Abbey    Titchfield Abbey is a fortified manor built upon the ruins of a medieval monastery. The monastery was built in 1237 by the Premonstratensian order. The extensive ruins of the 13th century abbey are dwarfed by an imposing Tudor gatehouse built from the nave of the abbey church. Titchfield, Hampshire, England Attraction Type: Abbey Location: ½ mile N Titchfield, off A27 Website: Titchfield Abbey Phone: 01329 842 133 English Heritage OS SU541 067 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Walsingham Priory   The ruins of the medieval priory of Walsingham dominate this lovely little Norfolk village, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham continues to draw visitors as it has done for almost a thousand years. Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England, NR22 6BP Attraction Type: Abbey Location: Access directly off the market place, in the centre of Little Walsingham. Thee is a large pay parking lot within a very short walk. Website: Walsingham Priory Location map OS TF933367 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wetheral Priory    All that remains of a 12th century Benedictine Priory is a lovely red sandstone 3 story gatehouse dating from the 16th century. The gatehouse survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries because it was used as the parish vicarage. In the medieval period accused criminals could avoid punishment if they joined to fight the Scots here. Wetheral, Cumbria, England Attraction Type: Abbey Location: On the B6263 at Wetheral, 3 miles south east of Carlisle. The Priory is on the southern boundary of Wetheral. Free entry, and easily viewed from the roadside. Website: Wetheral Priory English Heritage OS NY468542 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Whitby Abbey    Early English abbey ruins, the site of Count Dracula's (fictional) landing in England. More importantly, Whitby was the site of the 7th century synod of early bishops which established the supremacy of Roman Catholicism over the Celtic church in Britain. Whitby, Yorkshire, England, YO22 4JT Attraction Type: Abbey Location: on clifftop E of Whitby Website: Whitby Abbey Phone: 01947 603568 English Heritage Location map OS NZ901111 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Wymondham Abbey    Wymondham Abbey was founded in 1107 by William D'Albini, Butler to King Henry I, as a priory of Benedictine monks under the rule of St Albans Abbey. It was later refounded as an abbey in its own right, and lasted until it was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1538. But the story does not end there, for the great abbey church was saved from destruction by becoming the parish church for the village of Wymondham. The result is a superb church, one of the finest in Norfolk. Church Street, Wymondham, Norfolk, England, NR18 0PH Attraction Type: Abbey Website: Wymondham Abbey Phone: 01953 607062 Location map OS TG107013 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

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