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Stratford Langthorne Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in West Ham, Essex, which became one of the wealthier and more significant religious houses in the region. The abbey was established around 1135 by the Berkeleys and grew to considerable prominence during the medieval period, acquiring substantial landholdings across Essex and neighbouring counties. The site lay within the parish of West Ham and was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The remains preserved within the area known as Baker's Row represent fragmentary evidence of this once-important monastic establishment, though substantial archaeological and structural evidence of the abbey's footprint survives within the designated precinct.
Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003775. View the official record →
Stratford Langthorne Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the twelfth century in West Ham, Essex, which became one of the wealthier and more significant religious houses in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003775.
Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham 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 1003775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenwich Hospital (RN College) (5.6 km), Greenwich Palace (5.6 km), Tudor naval storehouse at Convoys Wharf (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham'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.
Stratford Langthorne Abbey (part of area within precincts), Baker's Row, West Ham stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.