Historic churches · South East England
St Augustine's Abbey
St Augustine's Abbey — monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
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St Augustine's Abbey is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 598. It covers approximately 8 km². Built in the Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Affiliated with Church of England. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Named after Augustine of Hippo. Part of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church. Address: CT1 1TF. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2781°, 1.0882°.
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St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of Ss Peter and Paul and changed after its founder St Augustine of Canterbury's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution) in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848. Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.
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- Coordinates
- 51.2781, 1.0882
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT1 1TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q334303 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Augustine's Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Augustine's Abbey - general view - geograph.org.uk - 3092087.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Augustine's Abbey?
- St Augustine's Abbey is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.2781°, 1.0882°.
- When was St Augustine's Abbey built?
- St Augustine's Abbey dates to the Anglo-Saxon era. The exact year of origin is not recorded in our open-data sources.
- Who runs St Augustine's Abbey?
- St Augustine's Abbey is managed by English Heritage — members get free entry.
- Is St Augustine's Abbey a listed building?
- St Augustine's Abbey carries the heritage designation "scheduled monument" — a protective status under UK heritage law.