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Abbeys and Monasteries in England
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Most of these medieval marvels
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Thornton Abbey
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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
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OS TA117 192
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Titchfield Abbey
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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
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Walsingham Priory
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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
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OS TF933367
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Wetheral Priory
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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
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Whitby Abbey
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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
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OS NZ901111
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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Wymondham Abbey
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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
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OS TG107013
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