Abbeys & priories · South West England
Kingswood Abbey
In or near Kingswood.
Kingswood Abbey — former monastery in Gloucestershire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kingswood Abbey, use the postcode GL12 8RN for sat-nav directions. Entry is paid, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Kingswood Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1550. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "former monastery in Gloucestershire, UK". Coordinates: 51.6264°, -2.3667°.
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Summary from the official site
Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse is a historical site in the Cotswolds, notable for its 15th-century gatehouse that once served an important Cistercian abbey. Visitors can view the exterior at any time during daylight hours, and the interior is accessible during specific hours on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. The abbey was demolished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and all that remains is the gatehouse, a Grade I listed building. Through the gatehouse arch are a few houses and the small village primary school of Kingswood.
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Background
History
Kingswood Abbey was founded in 1139 by William of Berkeley, provost of Berkeley, in accordance with the wishes of his late uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the Cistercian house at Tintern, Monmouthshire. The founding family were the feudal barons of Dursley, who intermarried later with the progeny of Robert Fitzharding (d.1170), 1st feudal baron of Berkeley Castle. In the mid-12th century the abbot and all but a few monks removed, first to Hazleton Abbey and then, for want of water at that site, to Tetbury, Kingswood becoming a grange until the return of the community to "Mireford" in Kingswood, close to the earlier site. According to the taxation of Pope Nicholas IV in 1291,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6264, -2.3667
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Kingswood
- Postcode
- GL12 8RN
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Established
- 1550
- Opening
- Exterior viewing any reasonable daylight hours; interior open Tue 2pm-5pm, Fri 10am-1pm
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1417888 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingswood Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingswood Abbey?
- Kingswood Abbey is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL12 8RN), in the parish of Kingswood.
- What is Kingswood Abbey?
- Kingswood Abbey — former monastery in Gloucestershire, UK.
- How do I get to Kingswood Abbey?
- Drivers can use postcode GL12 8RN.
- When was Kingswood Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1550.
- Who runs Kingswood Abbey?
- Kingswood Abbey is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Kingswood Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Kingswood Abbey is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Kingswood Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL12 8RN. It sits within the South Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.