Cathedrals · Scottish Lowlands
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh 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
Jedburgh Abbey is a cathedral in scotland lowlands, 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
Jedburgh Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey which was founded in the 12th century, is situated in the town of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders, 10 miles (16 km) north of the border with England at Carter Bar.
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Background
History
Towards the middle of the 9th century, when the area around Jedburgh was part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, there were two Gedworths (as Jedburgh was then known). One of them became the Jedburgh we know now, the other was four miles to the south. According to Symeon of Durham, Ecgred, bishop of Lindisfarne from 830AD to 845AD, gifted the two villages of the same name to the See of Lindisfarne. The southerly Gedworth was the place of Ecgred's church, the first church in the parish. The present town was distinguished from the long disappeared south village by UBI CASTELLUM EST meaning, 'where the castle is'. The only solid evidence of Ecgred's church came from Symeon of Durham…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4761, -2.5536
- Address
- Jedburgh,<br>Scottish Borders,<br />Scotland
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.historicenvironment.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q1344789 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jedburgh Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jedburgh Abbey?
- Jedburgh Abbey is in Scottish Lowlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.4761°, -2.5536°.
- When was Jedburgh Abbey built?
- Jedburgh Abbey dates to 1101.
- What denomination is Jedburgh Abbey?
- Jedburgh Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.