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Robertsbridge Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 in the Rother Valley near Robertsbridge in East Sussex. The abbey was established as a daughter house of Boxley Abbey in Kent and became one of the significant religious communities in the Sussex Weald, acquiring considerable lands and exercising considerable influence in the region. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538, the abbey was suppressed and much of its structure was dismantled, though substantial remains of the precinct survive. The surviving ruins include fragments of the monastic buildings and walls, which attest to the abbey's former scale and importance as a medieval Cistercian foundation.
Robertsbridge Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002295. View the official record →
Robertsbridge Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 in the Rother Valley near Robertsbridge in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002295.
Robertsbridge 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 1002295.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Wellhead Wood (0.7 km), Romano-British site S of Bodiam Bridge (3.2 km), Medieval moated site, Glottenham Castle (3.3 km).
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