Cathedrals · East of England
Creake Abbey
Creake Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Creake Abbey is a cathedral in england east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1201. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Creake Abbey is a ruined abbey in Norfolk, England, situated alongside the River Burn and a mile to the north of the village of North Creake. The abbey church was dedicated to Saint Mary. The ruins are Grade I listed, and form part of a Scheduled Monument site.
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Background
History
The site was originally occupied by an almshouse for the poor, and was founded by the Augustinians as a priory in the 12th century. Voluntary grants of alms by the leading families of Nerford and Creake and by the faithful of the neighbourhood seem to have built up resources sufficiently to warrant elevation from Hospital to Priory and thence to Abbey, which happened in 1231. Henry III made a number of grants to Creake in its early years. Gifts of parish churches included Hapton and Wreningham, Gateley and St Martin at Quarles and later in 1365 of St Andrew, Great Ringstead. The heyday of the Abbey was during the fourteenth century when there were but six canons, though the Rule required in…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9201, 0.7585
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- North Creake
- Postcode
- NR21 9LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Established
- 1201
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5183328 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Creake Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Creake Abbey?
- Creake Abbey is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR21 9LF), in the parish of North Creake.
- When was Creake Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- How do I get to Creake Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR21 9LF. It sits within the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.