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Netley Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1239 by Henry III on the banks of the Itchen estuary near Southampton, Hampshire. The abbey was dissolved during the Reformation in 1536, after which its buildings fell into ruin, though the substantial remains of the thirteenth-century church, cloister ranges, and associated structures have survived to the present day. The site is notable for retaining much of its medieval architectural character, including parts of the cruciform church with its Early English Gothic features and the foundations of the domestic ranges that served the monastic community. Netley Abbey became one of England's most picturesque monastic ruins and served as an inspiration to Romantic-era writers and artists during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Netley Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001960. View the official record →
Netley Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1239 by Henry III on the banks of the Itchen estuary near Southampton, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001960.
Netley 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 1001960.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 660m south-west of Pitts Copse Farm (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 480m west of Glydia Farm (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 400m south of Stonyford Pond (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Netley Abbey'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.
Netley Abbey stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.