Abbeys & priories · London
Eastminster
In or near City of London.
Eastminster is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tower Gateway · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Eastminster is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1301. Built in the Gothic architecture style. Coordinates: 51.5086°, -0.0719°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Eastminster, also known as New Abbey, St Mary Graces, and other variants, was a Cistercian abbey on Tower Hill at East Smithfield in London.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded by Edward III in 1350 immediately outside the Roman London Wall in what is now the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It stood just to the north of an older royal foundation, the Hospital and Collegiate Church of St Katharine by the Tower. Among the abbey's endowments was the reversion of one of the four manors of Shere in Gomshall, Surrey, given by King Edward III in 1350. This manor acquired the name Towerhill, due to its patronage by the abbey. In 1375, Sir Nicholas de Loveyne bequeathed to the Abbot and Convent the reversion of the mills of Crash Mills, to endow the perpetual singing of masses for the donor. Crash Mills were situated on the River Thames, near East…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5086, -0.0719
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E1W 1AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Phone
- +44 (0)20 7264 5312
- Established
- 1301
- Nearest railway station
- Tower Gateway — 0.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1795773 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eastminster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stmarygraces.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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★ Iconic📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eastminster?
- Eastminster is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E1W 1AZ), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- What is Eastminster?
- Eastminster is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Eastminster?
- The nearest railway station is Tower Gateway, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode E1W 1AZ.
- When was Eastminster built?
- Built or established in 1301.
- How do I get to Eastminster?
- The nearest railway station is Tower Gateway, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E1W 1AZ.