Cathedrals · South West England
Torre Abbey
Torre 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
Torre Abbey is a cathedral in england south west, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1101. 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
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall. In addition to its medieval and Georgian rooms, Torre Abbey is known for the formal gardens on Abbey Park and Meadows, for the third largest art collection in the county of Devon and for regular exhibitions by contemporary artists.
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Background
History
In 1196 six Premonstratensian canons from the Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire founded Torre Abbey when William Brewer, lord of the manor of Torre, gave them land. By 1536 the Abbey's annual income made it the wealthiest of all the Premonstratensian houses in England. The canons surrendered to King Henry VIII's commissioner in 1539 at the Dissolution of the Monasteries and immediately thereafter in 1539 a 21-year lease of the site and demesne of Torre Abbey was acquired by Sir Hugh I Pollard (fl.1535, 1545), lord of the manor of King's Nympton, Sheriff of Devon in 1535/6 and Recorder of Barnstaple in 1545. In 1543 Pollard acquired the freehold from John St. Leger (d.1596) of Annery, who had…
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- Coordinates
- 50.4628, -3.5397
- Address
- Torquay, United Kingdom
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.torre-abbey.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q764701 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Torre Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Torre Abbey?
- Torre Abbey is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.4628°, -3.5397°.
- When was Torre Abbey built?
- Torre Abbey dates to 1101.
- What denomination is Torre Abbey?
- Torre Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.