Best of East of England
The 20 best abbeys & priories in East of England
Our curated top 20 abbeys & priories in East of England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 45 abbeys & priories see the full abbeys & priories index for East of England.
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Leiston Abbey
Suffolk
Leiston Abbey outside the town of Leiston, Suffolk, England, was a religious house of Canons Regular following the Premonstratensian rule (White canons), dedicated to St Mary. Founded in c. 1183 by Ra
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St Benet's Abbey
Norfolk
St Benet's Abbey, also known as St Benet's at Holme or St Benet Hulme, was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict situated at Cow Holm in Horning, Norfolk, England. It lay on the River Bu
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Wendling Abbey
Norfolk
Wendling Abbey was monastic house in Norfolk, England. The Abbey once stood on marshy ground near a small rivulet (small stream) which runs to the south. The abbey and outbuildings covered approximate
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Greyfriars, Dunwich
Suffolk
Greyfriars, Dunwich was a Franciscan friary in Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk. The friary was founded before 1277 by Richard FitzJohn and his wife Alice and dissolved in 1538. The original s
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Colchester Abbey
Essex
Details The monument includes the buried and visible remains of the Benedictine Abbey of St John which is located on the southern outskirts of Colchester town centre, largely within the grounds of the
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Abbey Gate and Gatehouse
Suffolk
Details CARLISLE NY3955NE THE ABBEY 671-1/10/21 Abbey Gate and Gatehouse 01/06/49 (Formerly Listed as: THE ABBEY Slee's Gateway) GV I Formerly known as: Abbey Street Lodge The Abbey. Gate tower to St
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Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls
Suffolk
Details The scheduling includes the precinct wall and all the open ground and upstanding remains of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds within the Abbey precinct to the north and east of St James' Cathedral,
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Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box
Suffolk
Details The original site of Leiston Abbey, from which the community was removed in 1363 to a new site 3.37km to the south west, is located on a low island in the coastal marshes on the south side of
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Woburn Abbey
Woburn Abbey (), occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford. Although it is still a family home to the current duke,
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Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Suffolk
Bury St Edmunds Abbey — partly ruined abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK.
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Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box
Suffolk
Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box — Site of abbey, ruined chapel and World War II pillbox.
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St. John's Abbey
Essex
St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539. Most of the abbey buildings were subsequently dem
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Langley Abbey
Norfolk
Langley Abbey was an abbey of Premonstratensian Canons in Langley Green, now in the civil parish of Langley with Hardley, Norfolk, England. The monastery was founded by Robert fitzRoger in 1195. There
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St. Botolph's Priory
Essex
St. Botolph's Priory — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Blythburgh Priory
Suffolk
Blythburgh Priory — a Grade II*-listed abbey in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Old Buckenham Priory
Norfolk
Old Buckenham Priory — a Grade II*-listed abbey in england-east, United Kingdom.
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