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Shrewsbury Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomery, Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, and dedicated to the Holy Cross. The abbey developed into one of the most significant religious houses in the West Midlands, acquiring considerable estates and exercising influence throughout the medieval period. The surviving structures, including the substantial sandstone church with its impressive fourteenth-century tower, reflect the abbey's importance and wealth, though much of the monastic complex was destroyed following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540. The abbey church, which remains in use as a parish church, contains various medieval features and later furnishings, including a notable pulpit, and preserves elements of its architectural development from the Romanesque period through the Perpendicular Gothic style.
Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003718. View the official record →
Shrewsbury Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomery, Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, and dedicated to the Holy Cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003718.
Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit) 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 1003718.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent (0.7 km), Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church (1.1 km), Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit)'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.
Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit) stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.