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Bardney Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the seventh century in Lincolnshire, England, which became one of the region's major religious houses. The site comprises substantial remains of the medieval abbey buildings alongside post-medieval additions, including a formal house and associated gardens constructed after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Fishponds situated within the precinct reflect the monastic economy and management of the landscape during the medieval period. The abbey declined after the Reformation, though elements of its estate continued to be developed and occupied into the post-medieval era, creating a complex palimpsest of religious and domestic occupation.
Bardney Abbey: remains of a Benedictine monastery, fishponds, post-medieval house and formal gardens is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008315. View the official record →
Bardney Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the seventh century in Lincolnshire, England, which became one of the region's major religious houses. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008315.
Bardney Abbey: remains of a Benedictine monastery, fishponds, post-medieval house and formal gardens 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 1008315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King's Hill barrow (0.8 km), Round barrows and ring ditches 530m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery (3 km), Four bowl barrows 310m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery. (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bardney Abbey: remains of a Benedictine monastery, fishponds, post-medieval house and formal gardens's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bardney Abbey: remains of a Benedictine monastery, fishponds, post-medieval house and formal gardens stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.