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Kingswood Abbey

his Gloucestershire abbey was founded first in 1138 by William de Berkeley but moved to Tetbury. It returned to its original location in 1169/70. The abbey was Cistercian being populated by monks from Tintern Abbey. Nothing remains except a gatehouse.


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YearMonthDetails
1170    Kingswood Abbey Founded
   The Gloucestershire abbey was moved back to Kingswood and populated by monks from Tintern.1 


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1. M.R.James, Abbeys, 1925

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