Abbeys & priories · Mid Wales
Strata Florida Abbey
Also known as: Abaty Ystrad Fflur
In or near Tregaron.
Strata Florida Abbey — grade I listed building in Ceredigion.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Strata Florida Abbey, the nearest postcode is SY25 6ES. Entry is not free, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Strata Florida Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1164. Built in the Cistercian architecture style. Constructed primarily of limestone. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by Cadw. Managed by Cadw. Wikidata describes it as: "grade I listed building in Ceredigion". Coordinates: 52.2754°, -3.8383°.
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Heritage listing
Strata Florida Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Ystrad Fflur; ) is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. After the region around St Davids was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St Davids firmly under Norman influence thereafter, the princely Dinefwr family of Deheubarth transferred their patronage to Strata Florida, and interred many of their family members there.
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From Cadw
Grand medieval abbey where generations of Welsh princes are buriedThe Cistercian abbey of Strata Florida (‘Vale of Flowers’ in Latin) has stood on lush meadows beside the banks of the river Teifi since 1184.It was established by white-robed Cistercian monks as part of a movement that spread like a tidal wave across the whole of western Europe in the early Middle Ages. Soon it became the most famous church in Wales after St Davids – a place of pilgrimage and a linchpin of Welsh culture.
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From the Wikipedia article
Strata Florida Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Ystrad Fflur; ) is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164. After the region around St Davids was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St Davids firmly under Norman influence thereafter, the princely Dinefwr family of Deheubarth transferred their patronage to Strata Florida, and interred many of their family members there.
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Background
History
The Monastery was founded in 1164 by the Cambro-Norman Knight Robert FitzStephen (c 1123–1183). In the 12th century, Cistercian monks from Whitland Abbey, Narberth, Carmarthenshire started to construct a religious settlement on the banks of the Afon Fflur (from which the present Abbey takes its name), a short distance from the present site. This was at a time of fast expansion of the Cistercian order. The site of this first settlement is known as Hen Fynachlog (the Old Monastery). Around 1164 the Abbey of Strata Florida was founded through the patronage of Rhys ap Gruffydd. In 1184, a further charter was issued by Lord Rhys, reaffirming Strata Florida as a monastery under the patronage of…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2754, -3.8383
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Ystrad Fflur
- Postcode
- SY25 6ES
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Established
- 1164
- Official site
- cadw.gov.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q1814107 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Strata Florida Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Strata Florida Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4934604.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Strata Florida Abbey?
- Strata Florida Abbey is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY25 6ES), in the parish of Ystrad Fflur.
- What is Strata Florida Abbey?
- Strata Florida Abbey — grade I listed building in Ceredigion.
- How do I get to Strata Florida Abbey?
- Drivers can use postcode SY25 6ES.
- When was Strata Florida Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1164.
- Who runs Strata Florida Abbey?
- Strata Florida Abbey is operated by Cadw.
- Is Strata Florida Abbey a listed building?
- Strata Florida Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Strata Florida Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY25 6ES. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.