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Alcester Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the twelfth century in Warwickshire, situated beside the River Arrow. The abbey was established as a priory and later elevated to the status of an abbey, becoming one of the significant religious houses in the region during the medieval period. Little remains of the original structures today, though archaeological investigation and surviving documentary records have illuminated its architectural layout and monastic function. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and subsequently the buildings were largely demolished or incorporated into later domestic structures, leaving only fragmentary remains to mark its former importance.
Alcester Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008545. View the official record →
Alcester Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the twelfth century in Warwickshire, situated beside the River Arrow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008545.
Alcester Abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman town (0.6 km), Beauchamp Court moated site (0.9 km), Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alcester Abbey's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Alcester Abbey stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.