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Abbeys & priories · South West England

Buckfast Abbey

In or near Buckfastleigh.

Buckfast Abbey — Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon.

Buckfast Abbey

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Buckfast Abbey is a abbey in south west. Established 1001. (Benedictine monastery in Devon, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018.". Coordinates 50.4928°, -3.7756°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
50.4928, -3.7756
Established
1001
Official site
www.buckfast.org.uk

Sources

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