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Waverley Abbey

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Surrey (4 castles) 

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Surrey (4 castles) 

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 Remains

Small amount survives

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Only open at certain times

 Location
51.2003,-0.759
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Directions via Google Maps
averley was the first Cistercian abbey in Britain and was founded by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester (1107-29) in late 1128, and built on a flood plain of the River Wey a couple of miles to the south east of Farnham in Surrey. Twelve monks from the abbey of Aumone in Normandy were give two acres of land for the purpose of building a new monastery and permission of cut trees from the nearby forest. Gifford's successor, Henry of Blois, the younger brother of King Stephen of England, also donated land to help support the monks. Other benefactors included, Adeliza, the second wife of King Henry I of England who granted the grange of Northolt, King Stephen who donated Netham near Alton and the church of Farnham. Faramus of Boulogne, the nephew of King Stephen sold the manor of Wanborough to the abbey in exchange for one hundred and twenty five marks of silver. In 1147 Pope Eugenius confirmed all of donations and grants via a papul bull and exempted the abbey from paying certain taxes. The buildings were at constant risk from flooding and repair work was required in the 13th century. The abbey was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by King Henry VIII in 1536. Very little of the abbey remains today as the stone were carried away to be used in other buildings, but the site is open to the public free of charge.

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  • Ranulf (Earl of Chester 1129-53)
  • Adeliza (of Louvain)
  • Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester)
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1128

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First Cistercian Abbey in Britain

Waverley Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey was founded. ¹

1147

May

Waverley Abbey papal bull

In Paris, Pope Eugenius confirmed the grants and donations that had been made to Waverley Abbey and exempted the monks from paying certain taxes.

1150

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Combe Abbey founded

This Cistercian abbey in the Midlands was founded by Richard de Camville and was a daughter house of Waverley in the south. ¹

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

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    See Also

    People

    • Ranulf (Earl of Chester 1129-53)
    • Adeliza (of Louvain)
    • Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester)
    • A .. Z List of Medieval People

    Places

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

    Related Information

    • Timeline of abbey foundations
    • The origin of monasteries
    • The Cistercian order of monks

    Related Maps

    • Map of Abbeys
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    Virtual Buildings

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