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Hailes Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1246 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, in the parish of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. The abbey became one of the wealthiest houses in England, particularly after the acquisition of a reputed relic of the Holy Blood in 1270, which drew substantial pilgrimage traffic throughout the medieval period. The surviving remains include the ground plan of the church and claustral buildings, with the most substantial fragments being parts of the cloister arcade and the eastern range. The site was dissolved in 1539 and subsequently fell into ruin, with much of the stone removed for use in local buildings, though enough survives to indicate the scale and significance of this important Gloucestershire monastery.
Hailes Abbey and ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018070. View the official record →
Hailes Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1246 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, in the parish of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018070.
Hailes Abbey and ringwork 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 1018070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval and later settlement remains and associated fields at Hawling (7 km), Two bowl barrows 740m south west of Southdown Farm (8.3 km), Two bowl barrows known as Hawling Downs round barrows, 610m north east of Slade Barn Farm (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hailes Abbey and ringwork'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.
Hailes Abbey and ringwork stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.