Abbeys & priories · London
Bermondsey Abbey
In or near City of London.
Bermondsey Abbey — English Benedictine monastery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bermondsey Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1001. Wikidata describes it as: "English Benedictine monastery". Coordinates: 51.4975°, -0.0808°.
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Bermondsey Abbey was an English Benedictine monastery. Although generally regarded as having been founded in the 11th century, it had a precursor mentioned in the early 8th century. It was centred on what is now Bermondsey Square, the site of Bermondsey Market, Bermondsey, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast London, England.
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Background
History
A monastery is known to have existed at Bermondsey before 715 AD, when it was a Surrey colony of the important Mercian monastery of Medeshamstede, later known as Peterborough. Though surviving only in a copy written at Peterborough in the 12th century, a letter of Pope Constantine (708–715) grants privileges to a monastery at Vermundesei. This monastery most likely continued, probably as a secular minster, at least until the 9th-century Viking invasions. Nothing more is heard of any church at Bermondsey until 1082, when, according to the "Annales Monasterii de Bermundeseia", a monastery was founded there by one Alwinus Child, with royal licence. Given the trend to the continuity of sacred…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4975, -0.0808
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 3UN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Established
- 1001
- Nearest railway station
- London Bridge — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Sa 10:00-14:00
- Official site
- www.lfm.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q822030 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bermondsey Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bermondsey Abbey 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bermondsey Abbey?
- Bermondsey Abbey is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 3UN), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- What is Bermondsey Abbey?
- Bermondsey Abbey — English Benedictine monastery.
- How do I get to Bermondsey Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 3UN.
- When was Bermondsey Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1001.
- How do I get to Bermondsey Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is London Bridge, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 3UN.