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Dieu-la-Cres Abbey is a medieval Cistercian foundation located in Staffordshire, England. The abbey was established in the twelfth century as a daughter house of the Cistercian order, reflecting the widespread monastic expansion of the period. The surviving remains are fragmentary, comprising stone foundations and architectural elements that testify to the abbey's former presence and religious significance. Like many English monastic houses, Dieu-la-Cres declined and was abandoned following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, leaving only these modest but archaeologically informative vestiges.
Dieu-la-Cres Abbey (remains of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006107. View the official record →
Dieu-la-Cres Abbey is a medieval Cistercian foundation located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006107.
Dieu-la-Cres Abbey (remains of) 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 1006107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brindley's Mill (1.1 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 11m east of St Edward's Church (1.2 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dieu-la-Cres Abbey (remains of)'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.
Dieu-la-Cres Abbey (remains of) stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.