Cathedrals · South East England
Eynsham Abbey
In or near Eynsham.
Eynsham 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
- Nearest railway station
- Hanborough · 5.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Eynsham Abbey is located in West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, with the postcode OX29 4FN. The nearest railway station is Hanborough, which is 5.1 km away. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Eynsham Abbey is a cathedral in england south east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1001. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Eynsham Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, in England between 1005 and 1538. King Æthelred allowed Æthelmær the Stout to found the abbey in 1005. There is some evidence that the abbey was built on the site of an earlier minster, probably founded in the 7th or 8th centuries. The site is a Scheduled Historic Monument.
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Background
History
The first abbot of the abbey was the prolific writer Ælfric (c. 955–c. 1010) and the abbey was established in 1005. Eynsham Abbey was in the Diocese of Dorchester. In 1072 the recently appointed Norman Bishop of Dorchester, Remigius, moved his see from Dorchester, a few miles down the Thames from Eynsham, to Lincoln, at the other end of the diocese. In 1091 Remigius annexed Eynsham Abbey, with its revenues, to his new abbey at Stow in Lincolnshire. This may have been the opening move in an attempt to introduce monks into the Lincoln cathedral chapter, but Remigius' successor, Robert Bloet, did not follow through with the scheme, if this was the intention, and the monks returned to Eynsham.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7786, -1.3739
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Eynsham
- Postcode
- OX29 4FN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Established
- 1001
- Nearest railway station
- Hanborough — 5.1 km
- Official site
- eynsham.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2820517 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eynsham Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eynsham Abbey?
- Eynsham Abbey is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode OX29 4FN), in the parish of Eynsham.
- What is Eynsham Abbey?
- Eynsham Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Eynsham Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Hanborough, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX29 4FN.
- When was Eynsham Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1001.
- Is Eynsham Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Eynsham Abbey is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Eynsham Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Hanborough, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX29 4FN.