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Newenham Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Newenham, Devon. The abbey was established around 1170 by the de Tracey family and became one of the more substantial monastic houses in the southwest of England, following the austere rule of the Cistercian order. The site preserves fragmentary remains of the monastic buildings, including parts of the church and conventional structures, reflecting the physical scale and architectural ambitions of the community. The abbey functioned until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, after which the site was progressively dismantled and its stones repurposed locally.
Newenham Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011671. View the official record →
Newenham Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Newenham, Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011671.
Newenham 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 1011671.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm (1 km), Trinity Beacon (2.4 km), The Beacon on Shute Hill, 200m north east of Rowlands (2.9 km).
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