Cathedrals · East of England
Coggeshall Abbey
Coggeshall 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
About
Coggeshall Abbey is a cathedral in england east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1101. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Coggeshall Abbey, situated south of the town of Coggeshall in Essex, England was founded in 1140 by King Stephen and Queen Matilda, as a Savigniac house but became Cistercian in 1147 upon the absorption of the order.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded in 1140 as the last of the seventeen Savigniac houses in England. Queen Matilda had inherited the land on which the abbey would be built from her father, Count Eustace III of Boulogne. From 1152 to 1160 the abbey was embroiled in a lawsuit arising from its attempts to remove a settlement from one of its estates. By 1370, however, the monastery was reported to be very poor, partly due to excessive spending and other mismanagement. Furthermore, during the so-called Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, the abbey was broken into and raided. The abbey's financial woes were compounded by the royal imposition of corrodians, favoured subjects who received pensions and lived in some style…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8683, 0.6928
- Address
- Coggeshall, Essex, United Kingdom
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q1106952 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coggeshall Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coggeshall Abbey?
- Coggeshall Abbey is in East of England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.8683°, 0.6928°.
- When was Coggeshall Abbey built?
- Coggeshall Abbey dates to 1101.
- What denomination is Coggeshall Abbey?
- Coggeshall Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.