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'MyProject'  (add page) | Contact | About | Site Map | Guestbook  » Places » Strata Florida - [Church / Abbey] (SN 7460 6570) Abbeys   Proximity Map     Ruined Cistercian abbey in Dyfed near Pontrhydfendigaid. Building started around 1180. Mini Timeline 1164 Foundation of Strata Florida Abbey This Cistercian abbey was founded by Robert fitz Stephen, a Norman. Monks were sent from the Cistercian abbey at Whitland to populate the new monastery. 1186 Aberconwy Abbey founded A Cistercian Abbey was founded by monks from Strata Florida in Wales in Conwy. Have you visited this place? Rate it now 54321 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, 1 = Poor Related information   Google Earth Placemarks   Timeline of abbey foundations   The origin of monasteries   The Cisterian order of monks Feedback   Answer Questionnaire   Questionnaire results Selection of references used: Jasper Ridley,The History of England,1981 Various,The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain,1998 Top of Page Bookmark this page with: StumbleUpon TimeRef Home Page     Episodes of Medieval History     Key Dates in Medieval History People     Places     3D Buildings     Maps Glossary of Terms     Architecture     Links