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Croxden Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the mid-twelfth century in Staffordshire, establishing itself as a significant religious community in the region. The abbey's earthworks and fragmentary standing remains, including parts of the church and claustral ranges, reflect its development through the medieval period until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The site demonstrates the characteristic planning of a Cistercian foundation, with evidence of the abbey's substantial stone construction and infrastructure now surviving largely as buried archaeology and upstanding masonry foundations. The ruins stand as testament to the architectural ambitions and landed wealth accumulated by the monastic community over more than three centuries of occupation.
Croxden Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011448. View the official record →
Croxden Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the mid-twelfth century in Staffordshire, establishing itself as a significant religious community in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011448.
Croxden 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 1011448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greatgate Whipping Post (1 km), Bowl barrow 80m north-west of Oldwood (2 km), Round House (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Croxden 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.
Croxden Abbey stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.