Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRevesby Abbey

Revesby Abbey

England
List entry 1004969
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Revesby Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in Lincolnshire in 1142, established as a daughter house of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire. The abbey flourished during the medieval period as a centre of monastic life and agricultural management, characteristic of the Cistercian order's economic influence in eastern England. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, the site was largely dismantled, though substantial earthworks and fragmentary stone remains survive to indicate the former extent and layout of the conventual buildings. The surviving physical evidence, comprising foundation walls and ground features, preserves important archaeological testimony to monastic settlement and land use in medieval Lincolnshire.

Revesby Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004969. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Revesby Abbey?

Revesby Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in Lincolnshire in 1142, established as a daughter house of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004969.

Who is responsible for protecting Revesby Abbey?

Revesby 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 1004969.

What other scheduled monuments are near Revesby Abbey?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Roman barrows 180m west of Home Farm (0.9 km), Churchyard cross, St Helen's churchyard (2.1 km), Churchyard cross, St Benedict's churchyard (6.1 km).

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