Abbeys & priories · South West England
Axminster Monastery
Axminster Monastery — monastery in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Axminster Monastery is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7817°, -2.9994°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Axe SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Blackdown Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Axminster Monastery was a monastery in Devon, England. Cyneheard the Ætheling was buried in the minster.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.7817, -2.9994
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Axminster
- Postcode
- EX13 5AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Phone
- +44 1297 639884
- Nearest railway station
- Axminster — 0.5 km
- Opening
- Apr 01-Oct 30 Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Apr 01-Oct 30 Sa 10:00-13:00; Nov 01-Mar 28 Mo,We,Fr off
- Official site
- axminsterheritage.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4830657 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Axminster Monastery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Axminster Monastery?
- Axminster Monastery is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX13 5AJ), in the parish of Axminster.
- Is Axminster Monastery a protected site?
- Yes — Axminster Monastery is part of the River Axe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Axminster Monastery?
- The nearest railway station is Axminster, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX13 5AJ.