Where is Cockersand Abbey?

Cockersand Abbey is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA2 0AZ), in the parish of Thurnham.

Who owns Cockersand Abbey?

Cockersand Abbey is owned by | designation1 =Scheduled Monument.

Is Cockersand Abbey a listed building?

Cockersand Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.

Is Cockersand Abbey a protected site?

Yes — Cockersand Abbey is part of the Lune Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.

How do I get to Cockersand Abbey?

The nearest railway station is Heysham Port, about 6.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA2 0AZ.

Abbeys & priories · North West England

Cockersand Abbey

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Cockersand Abbey — abbey in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Heysham Port · 6.8 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Cockersand Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "abbey in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.9766°, -2.8748°.

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Heritage listing

Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lune Estuary SSSI
Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.

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Background

History

It was founded before 1184 as the Hospital of St Mary on the marsh belonging to Leicester Abbey. It was refounded by the Cambro-Norman magnate, Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler, as a Premonstratensian priory in 1190. It was subsequently elevated to an abbey in 1192. It also continued as a hospital. The Abbey was originally located in marsh land which was later drained, becoming known as St. Mary's of the Marsh. The abbey was the third richest in Lancashire when it was dissolved in 1539 and acquired by a John Kechyn in 1544. The site is now adjacent to a farm house and the only significant relic is the still intact, vaulted Cockersand Abbey chapter house, which was built in 1230 and used as…

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Coordinates: 53.9766, -2.8748
County: Lancashire
District: Lancaster
Parish: Thurnham
Postcode: LA2 0AZ
Parliamentary constituency: Lancaster and Wyre
Established: 1101
Nearest railway station: Heysham Port — 6.8 km
Official site: historicengland.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q12055201 (CC0)
wikipedia: Cockersand Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Cockersand Abbey 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)