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The Great Britain Guide

Era

Anglo-Saxon (410–1066)

The settlement of Britain. Saxon churches, Anglo-Saxon halls, Sutton Hoo, the early monasteries on Lindisfarne and Iona. The kingdoms before England was England.

82 places dated to this era.

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All places

Nottingham

Towns & cities · East Midlands

Nottingham

Nottingham — city in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Oxford

Towns & cities · West Midlands

Oxford

Oxford — city in Oxfordshire, England.

Peterborough

Towns & cities · London

Peterborough

Peterborough — cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England.

Sheffield

Towns & cities · East Midlands

Sheffield

Sheffield — city in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Wolverhampton

Towns & cities · West Midlands

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton — city in the West Midlands, England, United Kingdom.

Abbotsbury Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South West England

Abbotsbury Abbey

Abbotsbury Abbey — Benedictine abbey in Dorset, England, UK.

Abingdon Abbey

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Abingdon Abbey

Abingdon Abbey — Grade I listed abbey in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

All Saints' Church, Sawley

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

All Saints' Church, Sawley

All Saints' Church, Sawley — Grade I listed parish church in Sawley, Erewash, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Amesbury Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Amesbury Abbey

Amesbury Abbey — former abbey in the United Kingdom.

Athelney Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South West England

Athelney Abbey

Athelney Abbey — abbey in Somerset, England, UK.

Bangor Abbey

Abbeys & priories · Northern Ireland

Bangor Abbey

Bangor Abbey — abbey in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Bardney Abbey

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

Bardney Abbey

Bardney Abbey — abbey in Bardney, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Bardsey Abbey

Abbeys & priories · North Wales

Bardsey Abbey

Bardsey Abbey — Grade I listed abbey in the United Kingdom.

Bath Cathedral Priory

Cathedrals · South East England

Bath Cathedral Priory

Bath Cathedral Priory is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

Baynard's Castle

Castles · London

Baynard's Castle

Baynard's Castle — buildings on two neighbouring sites in London.

Abbeys & priories · London

Bedford Abbey

Bedford Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.

Bermondsey Abbey

Abbeys & priories · London

Bermondsey Abbey

Bermondsey Abbey — English Benedictine monastery.

Borough Market

Other places · London

Borough Market

Borough Market — Food market in Southwark, Central London, England.

Bruton Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Bruton Abbey

Bruton Abbey — abbey in Bruton, Somerset, England.

Buckfast Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South West England

Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey — Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon.

Burrough Hill

Mountains & hills · West Midlands

Burrough Hill

Burrough Hill — Named summit at 210 m.

Burton Abbey

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

Burton Abbey

Burton Abbey — abbey in Burton, East Staffordshire, England, UK.

Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Abbeys & priories · East of England

Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Bury St Edmunds Abbey — partly ruined abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK.

Cerne Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Cerne Abbey

Cerne Abbey — abbey in Cerne Abbas, United Kingdom.

Chatteris Abbey

Abbeys & priories · London

Chatteris Abbey

Chatteris Abbey — abbey in Chatteris, Fenland, England, UK.

Chertsey Abbey

Abbeys & priories · London

Chertsey Abbey

Chertsey Abbey — Benedictine monastery.

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Cholsey Abbey

Cholsey Abbey — abbey in Cholsey, South Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Clough Castle

Castles · Northern Ireland

Clough Castle

Clough Castle — castle in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Cookham Abbey

Cookham Abbey — abbey in Berkshire, England, UK.

Crowland Abbey

Abbeys & priories · London

Crowland Abbey

Crowland Abbey — parish church of Church of England in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Delgatie Castle

Castles · Scottish Highlands

Delgatie Castle

Delgatie Castle — castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.

Derby Cluniac Priory

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

Derby Cluniac Priory

Derby Cluniac Priory — benedictine monastery in Derby.

Elstow Abbey

Abbeys & priories · London

Elstow Abbey

Elstow Abbey — abbey in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

Evesham Abbey

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Evesham Abbey

Evesham Abbey — former abbey at Evesham in Worcestershire, England, UK.

Exeter monastery

Abbeys & priories · South West England

Exeter monastery

Exeter monastery — collection of religious buildings in England.

Eynsham Abbey

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Eynsham Abbey

Eynsham Abbey — (1005–1538) Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England.

Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Gilling Abbey

Gilling Abbey — medieval monastery in Yorkshire.

Glastonbury Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South West England

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury Abbey — former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Gloucester Abbey

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Gloucester Abbey

Gloucester Abbey — medieval English monastery in Gloucestershire.

Goodrich Castle

Castles · South Wales

Goodrich Castle

Goodrich Castle — Grade I listed castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, UK.

Halton Castle

Castles · North Wales

Halton Castle

Halton Castle — ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK.

Hartlepool Abbey

Abbeys & priories · Scottish Lowlands

Hartlepool Abbey

Hartlepool Abbey — abbey in Headland, Hartlepool, England, UK.

Iona Abbey

Abbeys & priories · Scottish Highlands

Iona Abbey

Iona Abbey — abbey in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

King Alfred's Monument

Memorials & monuments · South West England

King Alfred's Monument

King Alfred's Monument — Monastery in Somerset, England.

Leicester Castle

Archaeological sites · West Midlands

Leicester Castle

Leicester Castle — castle in Leicester, England, UK.

Leominster Abbey

Abbeys & priories · Mid Wales

Leominster Abbey

Leominster Abbey — abbey in Herefordshire, England, UK.

Abbeys & priories · London

Malling Abbey

Malling Abbey — monastery in West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom.

Malmesbury Abbey

Abbeys & priories · South East England

Malmesbury Abbey

Malmesbury Abbey — abbey and parish church in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey

Abbeys & priories · Scottish Lowlands

Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey

Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey — Benedictine monastery.

Monmouth Castle

Castles · South Wales

Monmouth Castle

Monmouth Castle — 11th-century castle in Monmouth, Wales, UK.

Montacute Priory

Archaeological sites · South West England

Montacute Priory

Montacute Priory — priory in Somerset, England, UK.

Movilla Abbey

Abbeys & priories · Northern Ireland

Movilla Abbey

Movilla Abbey — Abbey in Northern Ireland.

Odda's Chapel

Memorials & monuments · West Midlands

Odda's Chapel

Odda's Chapel — Church in Gloucestershire, England.

Old Minster

Cathedrals · South East England

Old Minster

Old Minster — former Anglo-Saxon cathedral for the diocese of Wessex.

Polesworth Abbey

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Polesworth Abbey

Polesworth Abbey — Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England, UK.

Prinknash Abbey

Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Prinknash Abbey

Prinknash Abbey — monastery in Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Ramsey Abbey

Abbeys & priories · London

Ramsey Abbey

Ramsey Abbey — former Benedictine abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

Repton Abbey

Abbeys & priories · East Midlands

Repton Abbey

Repton Abbey — former abbey in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

Rockingham Castle

Castles · West Midlands

Rockingham Castle

Rockingham Castle — Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

Archaeological sites · South East England

Royal Saxon tomb in Prittlewell

Royal Saxon tomb in Prittlewell — Archeological site in Essex, UK.