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Cleeve Abbey

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Somerset (8 castles) 

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 Remains

Not complete but much survives

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 Location51.157476,-3.363526 (Google Maps) DirectionsDirections via Google Maps
 County

Somerset (8 castles) 

 Categories

 Remains

Not complete but much survives

 Access

Only open at certain times

 Location
51.157476,-3.363526
 Directions
Directions via Google Maps
leeve Abbey was founded by William, Earl of Roumare, for Cistercian monks at the end of the twelfth century. His grandfather was William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln who founded the Cistercian abbey of Revesby. The Name Roumare was taken from Roumare near Rouen where he was Lord. The abbey was initially called Vallis Florida, but has been mostly known as Cleeve Abbey where the abbey was built. Apart from the church which was destroyed during the Dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey is well preserved, and has an intact dortor (dormitory).

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  • Revesby Abbey
  • A .. Z List of Medieval Buildings

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  • Rouen

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  • Timeline of abbey foundations
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  • The Cistercian order of monks

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1186

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Cleeve Abbey planned

Plans for a Cistercian abbey in Somerset were put forward around about this time. ¹

1198

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Cleeve Abbey colonised

Monks from Revesby in Lincolnshire moved to Somerset and colonised the new abbey at Cleeve. ¹

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Selection of references used:

  • 1. Various, The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain, 1998, ISBN:0-7134-8392-X

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    • Revesby Abbey
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    • Rouen

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