Category
Abbeys & priories
Cistercian ruins on Yorkshire moors, working Benedictine houses, the bones of Henry VIII's dissolution.
980 places in this category.
Abbeys & priories by region
- 124 abbeys priories in South East England
- 111 abbeys priories in South West England
- 103 abbeys priories in East Midlands
- 98 abbeys priories in East of England
- 91 abbeys priories in Central Scotland
- 66 abbeys priories in North West England
- 65 abbeys priories in North East England
- 58 abbeys priories in West Midlands
- 57 abbeys priories in Yorkshire & the Humber
- 44 abbeys priories in Mid Wales
Highlights
★ Iconic📷 10Abbeys & priories · London
Westminster Abbey
Coronation and burial church of British monarchs since 1066.
📷 4UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey — ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey — building in London, England, UK.
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Bermondsey Farmers' Market
Bermondsey Farmers' Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
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Church of St Andrew, Hackney
Church of St Andrew, Hackney — Anglican parish church on Bethune Road in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney, England.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Convent Of St Mary At The Cross
Convent Of St Mary At The Cross — convent in Barnet, London, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Data Tree
Data Tree — Public artwork by Jonathan Wright.
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Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey — former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
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Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
London Oratory
London Oratory — Catholic community of priests.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Merton Abbey Mills
Merton Abbey Mills is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
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Orford Hall St Michaels Convent
Orford Hall St Michaels Convent — convent in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Mary-at-Hill
St Mary-at-Hill — Anglican parish church in the Ward of Billingsgate, City of London.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St. Paul's, Deptford
St. Paul's, Deptford — historic church in Deptford, London, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Statue of Sherlock Holmes
Statue of Sherlock Holmes — Public artwork (statue) by John Doubleday.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Stratford Langthorne Abbey
Stratford Langthorne Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Stratford, London, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Syon Abbey
Syon Abbey — The sole religious order to survive through the Reformation.
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
The Bermondsey Lion
The Bermondsey Lion — Public artwork (sculpture) by Kevin Boys.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Waltham Abbey Church
Waltham Abbey Church — church in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Abbey Road Crossing
Abbey Road Crossing — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Waltham Abbey Gatehouse
Waltham Abbey Gatehouse — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Merton Priory Chapter House
Merton Priory Chapter House — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Bermondsey abbey infirmary buildings
Bermondsey abbey infirmary buildings — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Chertsey Abbey fish ponds
Chertsey Abbey fish ponds — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Ruins of Barking Abbey
Ruins of Barking Abbey — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Newark Priory
Newark Priory — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Abbey Cloister
Abbey Cloister — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Gatehouse of Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne
Gatehouse of Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Ingress Abbey
Ingress Abbey is a Neo-Gothic Jacobean-style country house in Greenhithe, Kent, England, built in 1833 on the site of an earlier Palladian-style house.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell
Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell — scheduled monument-listed abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey — scheduled monument-listed abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Priory Preparatory School
Priory Preparatory School — a school heritage in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
The Priory School
The Priory School — a school heritage in england-london, United Kingdom.
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Boxley Abbey
Boxley Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Guildford Black Friary
Guildford Black Friary — former Dominican friary in Surrey, England.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Malling Abbey
Malling Abbey — monastery in West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Our Lady of Gillingham Church
Our Lady of Gillingham Church — church in Kent, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham
St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham — catholic church in Kent, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
West Peckham Preceptory
West Peckham Preceptory — monastery in Kent, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
The Friars - Aylesford Priory
The Friars - Aylesford Priory — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Reigate Priory Museum
Reigate Priory Museum — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Mickleham Priory
Mickleham Priory — a abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Boxley Abbey Barn
Boxley Abbey Barn — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-london, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
The Friars - Aylesford Priory
The Friars - Aylesford Priory — abbey in england london.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Amesbury Abbey
Amesbury Abbey — former abbey in the United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Andwell Priory
Andwell Priory — monastery in Mapledurwell and Up Nately, Basingstoke and Deane, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Austin Friary, Winchester
Austin Friary, Winchester is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Baddesley Preceptory
Baddesley Preceptory is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Bayham Old Abbey
Bayham Old Abbey — abbey in Frant, East Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Beaulieu Abbey
Beaulieu Abbey — abbey in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Bisham Abbey
Bisham Abbey — monastic and manorial complex.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why are so many British abbeys ruined?
- Most of Britain's great monastic houses were closed and stripped during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536–1541), which is why abbeys like Fountains, Rievaulx, Tintern and Whitby survive as spectacular ruins. We list 980 abbeys and priories.
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