Cathedrals · South West England
Newenham Abbey
Newenham 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
Newenham Abbey is a cathedral in england south west, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1201. 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
Newenham Abbey (alias Newnham) was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1247 by Reginald II de Mohun (1206–1258) on land within his manor of Axminster in Devon, England. The site of the ruined abbey is a short distance south-west of the town of Axminster.
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Background
History
The manor of Axminster was one of the many Devonshire possessions of William Brewer (died 1226), granted to him by King John (1199-1216). His only surviving son died without progeny, when his eventual heirs became his daughters, the fourth of whom, Alice Brewer, sister and co-heiress of William Brewer, feudal baron of Horsley, Derbyshire, in 1205 married (as her first husband) Reginald I de Mohun (1185–1213) feudal baron of Dunster, of Dunster Castle in Somerset. The first William Brewer had founded Torre Abbey in Devon in 1196 on his manor of Tor Brewer. Alice Brewer brought to her husband a great estate, including Tor Brewer (later renamed Tor Mohun, the site of the modern town of…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7715, -3.0120
- Established
- 1201
Sources
- wikidata: Q1395094 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newenham Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newenham Abbey?
- Newenham Abbey is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.7715°, -3.0120°.
- When was Newenham Abbey built?
- Newenham Abbey dates to 1201.
- What denomination is Newenham Abbey?
- Newenham Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.