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Abbeys & priories · West Midlands

Dieulacres Abbey

In or near Biddulph.

Dieulacres Abbey — former Cistercian monastery in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, UK.

Dieulacres Abbey

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Dieulacres Abbey is a abbey in west midlands. Established 1147. (English monastery.) Wikipedia notes: "Dieulacres Abbey was a Cistercian monastery established by Ranulf, Earl of Chester at Poulton in Cheshire. It moved to the present site at Abbey Green near Leek, Staffordshire in 1214, possibly in part as a result from raids at the former site by Welsh marauders.". Coordinates 53.1181°, -2.0263°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
53.1181, -2.0263
Established
1147

Sources

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