Cathedrals · South East England
Cookham Abbey
Cookham 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
Cookham Abbey is a cathedral in england south east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 701. 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
Cookham Abbey was an Anglo-Saxon monastery in Berkshire, England. It was established by 726.
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Background
History
Situated south of the Thames, Cookham was traditionally part of Wessex, but being near a Roman crossing point the abbey was captured in 733 by Æthelbald of Mercia. At some point between 740 and 757, Æthelbald gave the monastery with its deeds to Christ Church, (Canterbury Cathedral). After the death of Archbishop Cuthbert in 760, the deeds were stolen by two of the archbishop's pupils, Daegheah and Osbert, and given to Cynewulf of Wessex, who took possession of the monastery. In 779 after the Battle of Bensington, Offa of Mercia once again took the monastery and the missing deeds became a cause of much dissension, often mentioned in church councils. Before he died in 786, Cynewulf sent the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5611, -0.7076
- Address
- High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 9SJ
- Established
- 701
Sources
- wikidata: Q5167052 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cookham Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cookham Abbey?
- Cookham Abbey is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5611°, -0.7076°.
- When was Cookham Abbey built?
- Cookham Abbey dates to 701.
- What denomination is Cookham Abbey?
- Cookham Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.