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Winchcombe Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in Gloucestershire in the tenth century, traditionally dated to around 980 under the patronage of Queen Ælfthryth. The abbey became one of the most significant religious houses in the Midlands during the medieval period, acquiring extensive lands and exercising considerable spiritual and temporal authority. The surviving remains include substantial stone masonry from various periods of medieval construction, though the site experienced significant destruction following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540. The visible architectural fragments demonstrate the abbey's former scale and importance, with elements of its claustral buildings and church structure still evident within the contemporary landscape of Winchcombe.
Winchcombe Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019146. View the official record →
Winchcombe Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in Gloucestershire in the tenth century, traditionally dated to around 980 under the patronage of Queen Ælfthryth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019146.
Winchcombe 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 1019146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (7.7 km), Whittington moated site (7.8 km), Whittington Court Roman villa and old village (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Winchcombe Abbey'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.
Winchcombe Abbey stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.