Abbeys & priories · South East England
Reading Abbey
In or near Reading.
Reading Abbey — ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I.
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Reading Abbey is a abbey in south east. Established 1101. (Ruined Cluniac abbey in Reading, Berkshire, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 'for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors.' In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.". Coordinates 51.4563°, -0.9651°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 51.4563, -0.9651
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.readingabbeyquarter.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2482838 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Reading Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Reading Abbey interior.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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