Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Cirencester Abbey

In or near Cotswold.

Cirencester Abbey — Augustinian abbey in Gloucestershire, England.

Cirencester Abbey is a abbey in west midlands. Established 1117. (Augustinian abbey in Gloucestershire, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Cirencester Abbey was a house of regular canons in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, founded in 1130 by Henry I of England on the site of a large late-Saxon church. It grew into one of the wealthiest communities of Augustinians in England, noted for its library and a substantial precinct shaped by mills and managed watercourses.". Coordinates 51.7191°, -1.9660°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates: 51.7191, -1.9660
Established: 1117

Sources

wikidata: Q5121859 (CC0)
wikipedia: Cirencester Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nearby

Towns & cities · West Midlands

Cotswold

Cotswold — local government district in Gloucestershire in England.

Museums · West Midlands

Corinium Museum

Corinium Museum — UK museum in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England, United Kingdom.

Castles · West Midlands

Cirencester Castle

Cirencester Castle — Castle in Gloucestershire, England.

Other places · West Midlands

Coronation Cedar Tree Carving

Coronation Cedar Tree Carving — Public artwork (sculpture) by Andy O'Neill.

Archaeological sites · West Midlands

Corinium Dobunnorum

Corinium Dobunnorum — British settlement of the Roman Empire at Cirencester.