Cathedrals · South West England
Cerne Abbey
In or near Cerne Abbas.
Cerne Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Maiden Newton · 7.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cerne Abbey is a cathedral in england south west, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 901. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Black Hill Down SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cerne Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 987 in the town now called Cerne Abbas, Dorset, by Æthelmær the Stout.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded in 987 by Æthelmær the Stout. Ælfric of Eynsham, the most prolific writer in Old English, spent time at the abbey as a monk and teacher. King Cnut plundered this monastery during an attack upon the town, but afterwards became a benefactor of it. By the time of the Domesday Book, the abbey had added substantially to its endowment. to the veneration of Saint Eadwold of Cerne, a 9th-century hermit reputedly a brother of Edmund, king of East Anglia. Eadwold lived as a hermit on a hill about four miles from Cerne. The later history appears to have been relatively uneventful; A History of the County of Dorset says that its history is "perhaps the least eventful of any of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8118, -2.4743
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Postcode
- DT2 7GY
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Established
- 901
- Nearest railway station
- Maiden Newton — 7.6 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2820556 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cerne Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cerne Abbey?
- Cerne Abbey is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT2 7GY), in the parish of Cerne Abbas.
- What is Cerne Abbey?
- Cerne Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cerne Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Maiden Newton, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DT2 7GY.
- When was Cerne Abbey built?
- Built or established in 901.
- Is Cerne Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Cerne Abbey is part of the Black Hill Down SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Cerne Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Maiden Newton, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DT2 7GY.