Abbeys & priories · East of England
Coggeshall Abbey
Coggeshall Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kelvedon · 3.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Coggeshall Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Coordinates: 51.8683°, 0.6928°.
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Heritage listing
Coggeshall Abbey, situated south of the town of Coggeshall in Essex, England was founded in 1140 by King Stephen and Queen Matilda, as a Savigniac house but became Cistercian in 1147 upon the absorption of the order.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Coggeshall Abbey, situated south of the town of Coggeshall in Essex, England was founded in 1140 by King Stephen and Queen Matilda, as a Savigniac house but became Cistercian in 1147 upon the absorption of the order.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded in 1140 as the last of the seventeen Savigniac houses in England. Queen Matilda had inherited the land on which the abbey would be built from her father, Count Eustace III of Boulogne. From 1152 to 1160 the abbey was embroiled in a lawsuit arising from its attempts to remove a settlement from one of its estates. By 1370, however, the monastery was reported to be very poor, partly due to excessive spending and other mismanagement. Furthermore, during the so-called Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, the abbey was broken into and raided. The abbey's financial woes were compounded by the royal imposition of corrodians, favoured subjects who received pensions and lived in some style…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8683, 0.6928
- County
- Essex
- District
- Braintree
- Parish
- Coggeshall
- Postcode
- CO6 1RD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witham
- Established
- 1101
- Nearest railway station
- Kelvedon — 3.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1106952 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coggeshall Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CoggeshallAbbey CapellaAntePortas.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coggeshall Abbey?
- Coggeshall Abbey is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO6 1RD), in the parish of Coggeshall.
- When was Coggeshall Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Coggeshall Abbey a listed building?
- Coggeshall Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Coggeshall Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Kelvedon, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO6 1RD.