Abbeys
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Medieval Abbeys of England, Scotland and Wales
| Benedictine Abbeys |
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Abbotsbury Abbey Abingdon Abbey Bath Abbey Battle Abbey Binham Priory Birkenhead Abbey Blyth Abbey Boxgrove Priory Bury St. Edmunds Chepstow Priory Crowland Abbey Deerhurst Priory Dover Priory Evesham Abbey Finchdale Priory Glastonbury Abbey Lindisfarne Priory Little Malvern Malmesbury Abbey Malvern Priory Milton Abbas Abbey Monk Bretton Abbey Muchelney Abbey Pershore Abbey Reading Abbey Romsey Abbey Selby Abbey Sherborne Abbey Shrewsbury Abbey St. Augustine's Abbey St. Bees Priory St. Michael's Mount St. Nicholas Priory, Exeter Tewkesbury Abbey Thorney Abbey Tutbury Priory Westminster Abbey Usk Priory Whitby Abbey |
| Augstinian Abbeys | Gilbertine Abbeys |
|
Bolton Priory Bourn Priory Bridlington Priory Brinkburn Priory Cartmel Priory Christchurch Priory Colchester Priory Dorchester Priory Dunstable Priory Haughmond Priory Hexham Priory Kirkham Priory Lanetcost Priory Lilleshall Abbey Llanthony Priory Maxstike Priory Newstead Priory Norton Priory Portchester Priory Portsmouth Priory St. Botolph's Priory St. Osyths Priory Thornton Priory Walsingham Priory Waltham Priory (Abbey ??) Wigmore Priory Woodspring Priory |
Bullington Priory Chicksands Priory Clattercote Priory Malton Priory Sempringham Abbey Watton Priory |
| Other |
|
Waltham Abbey Wenlock Priory (Cluniac) |
| Benedictine Abbeys | ||||
| Name | Country/County | Type | Mother | Remains |
| Abbotsbury Abbey | Dorset | Abbey | Tithe barn | |
| Abingdon Abbey | Oxfordshire | Abbey | None | |
| Aldeby Priory | Norfolk | Priory | Church | |
| Bath Abbey | Somerset | Main church | ||
| Battle Abbey | Sussex | Abbey | Ruined walls of church and capter house. Gatehouse and precinct walls. | |
| Binham Priory | Norfolk | Priory | St. Albans Abbey | Nave of Norman church now used as parish church. Ruins as cloister. |
| Birkenhead Abbey | ||||
| Blyth Abbey | ||||
| Boxgrove Priory | ||||
| Bury St. Edmunds | ||||
| Chepstow Priory | ||||
| Crowland Abbey | ||||
| Deerhurst Priory | ||||
| Dover Priory | ||||
| Evesham Abbey | ||||
| Finchdale Priory | ||||
| Glastonbury Abbey | ||||
| Lindisfarne Priory | ||||
| Little Malvern | ||||
| Malmesbury Abbey | ||||
| Malvern Priory | ||||
| Milton Abbas Abbey | ||||
| Monk Bretton Abbey | ||||
| Muchelney Abbey | ||||
| Pershore Abbey | ||||
| Reading Abbey | ||||
| Romsey Abbey | ||||
| Selby Abbey | ||||
| Sherborne Abbey | ||||
| Shrewsbury Abbey | ||||
| St. Augustine's Abbey | ||||
| St. Bees Priory | ||||
| St. Michael's Mount | ||||
| St. Nicholas Priory, Exeter | ||||
| Tewkesbury Abbey | ||||
| Thorney Abbey | ||||
| Tutbury Priory | ||||
| Westminster Abbey | ||||
| Usk Priory | ||||
| Whitby Abbey | ||||
| Augustinian Abbeys | ||||
| Name | Country/County | Type | Mother | Remains |
| Bolton Priory | ||||
| Bourn Priory | ||||
| Bridlington Priory | ||||
| Brinkburn Priory | ||||
| Cartmel Priory | ||||
| Christchurch Priory | ||||
| Colchester Priory | ||||
| Dorchester Priory | ||||
| Dunstable Priory | ||||
| Haughmond Priory | ||||
| Hexham Priory | ||||
| Kirkham Priory | ||||
| Lanetcost Priory | ||||
| Lilleshall Abbey | ||||
| Llanthony Priory | ||||
| Maxstike Priory | ||||
| Newstead Priory | ||||
| Norton Priory | ||||
| Portchester Priory | ||||
| Portsmouth Priory | ||||
| St. Botolph's Priory | ||||
| St. Osyths Priory | ||||
| Thornton Priory | ||||
| Walsingham Priory | ||||
| Waltham Priory (Abbey ??) | ||||
| Wigmore Priory | ||||
| Woodspring Priory | ||||
| Gilbertine Abbeys | ||||
| Name | Country/County | Type | Mother | Remains |
| Bullington Priory | ||||
| Chicksands Priory | ||||
| Clattercote Priory | ||||
| Malton Priory | ||||
| Sempringham Abbey | ||||
| Watton Priory | ||||
| Other | ||||
| Name | Country/County | Type | Mother | Remains |
| Aconbury | Herefordshire | Nunnery | St John the Baptist's church | |
| Bayham Old Abbey | Sussex | Abbey | Ruins of church, cloister and gatehouse. | |
| Waltham Abbey | ||||
| Wenlock Priory (Cluniac) | ||||
Glossary
Abbey: A monastic community. Abbeys belonged to particular
orders, such as the Cistercians.
Abbot: (m.) Person in charge of an Abbey.
Benedictine: Order of monks founded by St. Benedict. Followed
the Benedictine Rule.
Cell: A monastic dependency of a religious house.
Daughter House: Foundation of an abbey by monks from another
abbey. Initial community consisted of 13 monks, one of which was the group
leader.
Monk: A man who has taken vows and joined a religious
community.