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Louth Park Abbey

England
List entry 1005002
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005002
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.73 hectares
Grid reference
TF 35456 88550
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Louth Park Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1139 in the parish of Louth, Lincolnshire. The monastery was established under the patronage of local nobility and became a significant religious house within the Cistercian network, acquiring considerable lands and resources throughout the medieval period. The abbey was dissolved in 1536 during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Substantial remains of the monastic complex survive today, including parts of the gatehouse and fragments of the abbey church, which testify to the site's former architectural importance as a major religious foundation in the East Midlands.

Louth Park Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005002. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Louth Park Abbey?

Louth Park Abbey is a Cistercian abbey founded in 1139 in the parish of Louth, Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005002.

Who is responsible for protecting Louth Park Abbey?

Louth Park 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 1005002.

What other scheduled monuments are near Louth Park Abbey?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including North Cockerington Hall moated site (2.6 km), Deserted village (3.4 km), Cross in St Edith's churchyard (3.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

North Cockerington Hall moated site
2.6 km
Deserted village
3.4 km
Cross in St Edith's churchyard
3.8 km
Site of Legbourne Priory
4.3 km
Bowl barrow cemetery on Bully Hill
6.1 km
Moated site NW of Tathwell Cottage
6.2 km
Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton
6.3 km
Moated site immediately west of Hall Farm
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Louth Park Abbey

Louth Park Abbey stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Louth Park Abbey

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.7 miles
Domesday entry for Keddington, Lincolnshire →
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