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Canonsleigh Abbey is a medieval abbey located near Burlescombe in Devon, founded in the twelfth century as a house of Augustinian canons regular. The abbey occupied a substantial estate in the fertile valley of the River Culm and maintained significant landholdings throughout the medieval period until its dissolution during the Reformation. The surviving remains include fragmentary stone structures of the claustral buildings, notably parts of the cloister range and associated domestic quarters, which testify to the site's former architectural significance. The abbey grounds and surviving masonry are now protected as a scheduled monument and remain an important site for understanding the extent and character of religious communities in medieval Devon.
Canonsleigh Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003830. View the official record →
Canonsleigh Abbey is a medieval abbey located near Burlescombe in Devon, founded in the twelfth century as a house of Augustinian canons regular. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003830.
Canonsleigh 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 1003830.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Castles (7.1 km), Roman fort 300m NE of Cudmore Farm (7.6 km), Camp S of Manor Farm (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Canonsleigh 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.
Canonsleigh Abbey stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.