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The 20 best abbeys & priories in London
Our curated top 20 abbeys & priories in London, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 94 abbeys & priories see the full abbeys & priories index for London.
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Tilty Abbey
Essex
Tilty Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Tilty, Essex, England. It was dissolved 3 March 1536. The chapel, with a nave built circa 1220, became a parish church and has survived, with later alterations an
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Sawtry Abbey
Cambridgeshire
Sawtry Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located between Sawtry and Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1147 by Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, who was the grandson of
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Barking Abbey
The Abbey of St Mary and St Ethelburga, founded in the 7th-century and commonly known as Barking Abbey, is a former Roman Catholic, royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking
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Waltham Abbey Church
Essex
The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence, also known as Waltham Abbey or Waltham Abbey Church, is the parish church of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. It has been a place of w
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St Mary-at-Hill
St Mary-at-Hill is a Church of England parish church in the Ward of Billingsgate, City of London. It is situated on Lovat Lane, a cobbled street off Eastcheap. It was founded in the 12th century as "S
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Chertsey Abbey
Surrey
Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter, was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. It was founded in 666 AD by Saint Erkenwald who was the first abbot, and from 67
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Denny Abbey
Cambridgeshire
Denny Abbey is a former abbey near Waterbeach, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It is now the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey. The monastery was inhabited by a succ
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St Mary's Church, Hitchin
Hertfordshire
St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. St Mary's Church is the largest parish church in Hertfordshire, and is remarkably large for a town of the size
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Stratford Langthorne Abbey
Stratford Langthorne Abbey, or the Abbey of St Mary's, Stratford Langthorne was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1135 at Stratford Langthorne — then Essex but now Stratford in the London Borough of N
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Church of St Mary Ponsbourne
Hertfordshire
Details Newgate Street TL 30 NW HATFIELD NEWGATE STREET VILLAGE (north street) 10/188 Church of St Mary Ponsbourne - GV II Church. 1848, enlarged 1858 by Lander and Bedells. Chancel 1887 by H Hardwick
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Convent Of St Mary At The Cross
Details 1. HALE LANE 5004 Edgware Convent of St Mary at the Cross TQ 19 SE 4/3 II 2. Begun circa 1874, the Chapel completed circa 1893, with various late additions. By James Brooks. Large asymmetrical
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Abbey Gateway, St. Albans
Hertfordshire
Abbey Gateway, St. Albans — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
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St Leonard's Priory, Stamford
Lincolnshire
St Leonard's Priory, Stamford — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
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St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham
St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham — catholic church in Kent, United Kingdom.
