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Pipewell is a Cistercian abbey situated in Northamptonshire, founded in the mid-twelfth century as a daughter house of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. The site preserves earthwork remains and buried archaeological deposits that reflect the layout of the monastic establishment, including evidence of the claustral ranges and associated agricultural infrastructure typical of Cistercian communities. The abbey remained in occupation until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, after which the site was largely abandoned, allowing its remains to survive as an important testament to medieval monastic life in the Midlands.
Cistercian abbey and medieval settlement at Pipewell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017189. View the official record →
Pipewell is a Cistercian abbey situated in Northamptonshire, founded in the mid-twelfth century as a daughter house of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017189.
Cistercian abbey and medieval settlement at Pipewell 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 1017189.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow W of Pipewell Upper Lodge (1.7 km), Rushton Triangular Lodge: an Elizabethan warrener's lodge and rabbit warren (2.8 km), Stoke Albany moated site and fishponds (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cistercian abbey and medieval settlement at Pipewell'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.
Cistercian abbey and medieval settlement at Pipewell stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.