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Welbeck Abbey

In or near Worksop.

Welbeck Abbey — house and former monastery in Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Welbeck Abbey

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Welbeck Abbey is a abbey in east midlands. Established 1150. (Stately Home and former monastery in Nottinghamshire, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Welbeck Abbey is a historic country house near the village of Welbeck in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire, situated in the Dukeries, four contiguous ducal estates, between Worksop and Ollerton. Founded in 1140 as a Premonstratensian monastery dedicated to St James the Great, it flourished for nearly four centuries before its dissolution under Henry VIII in 1538.". Coordinates 53.2621°, -1.1560°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
53.2621, -1.1560
Established
1150

Sources

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