© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Croxden Abbey