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Osney Abbey (remains of)

England
List entry 1003649
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003649
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SP 50392 05883
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Osney Abbey is a ruined Augustinian priory founded in 1129 by Robert D'Oilly in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The abbey was one of the most important religious houses in medieval Oxford, serving as a centre of learning and piety until its dissolution in 1540 during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. The surviving remains consist of fragmentary stone walls and foundations, which are relatively scanty compared to the abbey's former extent and prominence. The site lies on an island in the River Thames and retains archaeological significance as evidence of Oxford's monastic heritage during the medieval period.

Osney Abbey (remains of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003649. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Osney Abbey (remains of)?

Osney Abbey is a ruined Augustinian priory founded in 1129 by Robert D'Oilly in Oxford, Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003649.

Who is responsible for protecting Osney Abbey (remains of)?

Osney Abbey (remains of) 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 1003649.

What other scheduled monuments are near Osney Abbey (remains of)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Abingdon Road Culverts (2.5 km), Romano-British pottery site, prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures, including medieval ridge and furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay (6.4 km), Settlement site E of Goose Acre Farm (7.8 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old Abingdon Road Culverts
2.5 km
Romano-British pottery site, prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures, including medieval ridge and furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay
6.4 km
Settlement site E of Goose Acre Farm
7.8 km
Settlement sites N of Wick Hall
7.8 km
Castle mound at Fitzharris
8.3 km
Barton (remains of)
8.5 km
Abingdon Abbey (remains of)
8.8 km
Carfax Conduit, 540m south west of Nuneham House
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Osney Abbey (remains of)

Osney Abbey (remains of) stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Osney Abbey (remains of)

Dorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~8.6 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~9.9 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.2 miles
Domesday entry for Oxford, Berkshire →
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