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Hulton Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Staffordshire, situated near Leek Road in Abbey Hulton. The abbey was established as a daughter house and developed into a significant religious community during the medieval period. Substantial earthwork remains survive at the site, including evidence of the monastic precinct and buildings characteristic of Cistercian planning. The abbey continued in operation until the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII in the sixteenth century, after which the site was abandoned and gradually fell into ruin.
Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021284. View the official record →
Hulton Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Staffordshire, situated near Leek Road in Abbey Hulton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021284.
Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton 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 1021284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Simfields moated site. (2.6 km), Lawn Farm moated site and two ponds (3.5 km), Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton'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.
Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.