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Boxley Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the 1140s in the parish of Boxley near Maidstone in Kent. The abbey, following the austere architectural principles characteristic of the Cistercian order, developed as a significant religious community during the medieval period until its dissolution in 1538. Substantial remains of the abbey's stone structures survive, including parts of the chapter house and other monastic buildings, which demonstrate the scale and importance of this rural foundation. The site reflects the typical Cistercian settlement pattern and represents an important example of twelfth-century monastic architecture in south-east England.
Cistercian Abbey at Boxley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012264. View the official record →
Boxley Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the 1140s in the parish of Boxley near Maidstone in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012264.
Cistercian Abbey at Boxley 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 1012264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Len Bridge, Mill Street (3.2 km), The 'Gatehouse', Palace Gardens, Mill Street (3.2 km), Tithe barn, Mill Street (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cistercian Abbey at Boxley'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 at Boxley stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.