Cathedrals · South East England
Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester 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
Dorchester Abbey is a cathedral in england south 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
The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually called Dorchester Abbey, is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.
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Background
History
, 12th century]] Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln founded Dorchester Abbey in 1140 for the Arrouaisian Order of Augustinian Canons Regular, who were distinguished by wearing white habits rather than the black typically worn by most Augustinian canons. Dorchester had previously been a Roman town and was later under Mercian control. It became the seat of a bishopric in AD 634, when Pope Honorius I sent Birinus as its first bishop. The bishopric remained at Dorchester until 1085, when the Mercian see was transferred to Lincoln. The abbey, founded fifty-five years after the transfer of the see, was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and to Birinus. It was well endowed with lands and tithes from the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6437, -1.1644
- Address
- High Street, Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire OX10 7HH
- Established
- 1101
- Opening
- easter-1 day - Sep 30 14:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5297593 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dorchester Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dorchester Abbey?
- Dorchester Abbey is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6437°, -1.1644°.
- When was Dorchester Abbey built?
- Dorchester Abbey dates to 1101.
- What are the opening hours for Dorchester Abbey?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: easter-1 day - Sep 30 14:00-17:00. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.
- What denomination is Dorchester Abbey?
- Dorchester Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.