Towns & cities · North West England
Abbeystead
Abbeystead — village in Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Abbeystead is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: LA2. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9830°, -2.6670°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bowland Fells SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Forest Of Bowland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells. Abbeystead is located in the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Over Wyresdale.
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Background
History
Little is known of the history of Abbeystead before the Norman Conquest, except that it was occupied from at least the middle of the prehistoric period.
Architecture
Notable buildings in the Abbeystead area include: Cawthorne's Endowed School, founded 1674, rebuilt on its original site in 1877; Home Farm opposite, dated at 1891; Abbeystead House, built in 1886 for the 4th Earl of Sefton, Stoops Bridge Cottage, built in 1674 to house the schoolmaster, rebuilt in 1841, and the attached schoolroom, which now houses the Abbeystead Estate Office, which housed the school from 1841 to 1877. Records trace the chapel to the west of Abbeystead back to the 14th century. The church was rebuilt in 1733, with a spire, buttresses to the tower, new windows, a vestry and new sanctuary added during restoration in 1894, at which time benches replaced pews and the west end…
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- Coordinates
- 53.9830, -2.6670
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Over Wyresdale
- Postcode
- LA2
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
Sources
- wikidata: Q306453 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abbeystead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Abbeystead Village Hall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abbeystead?
- Abbeystead is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA2), in the parish of Over Wyresdale.
- Is Abbeystead a protected site?
- Yes — Abbeystead is part of the Bowland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Abbeystead free to visit?
- Yes, Abbeystead is free to enter.
- How do I get to Abbeystead?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA2. It sits within the Lancaster and Wyre parliamentary constituency.