Abbeys & priories · East Midlands
Creake Abbey
Creake Abbey — monastery in Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wells-on-Sea · 7.9 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Creake Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.9201°, 0.7585°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From English Heritage
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
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
- Nearest railway station
- Wells-on-Sea — 7.9 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5183328 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Creake Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CreakeAbbey(MartinAddison)Apr2001.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Creake Abbey?
- Creake Abbey is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR21 9LF), in the parish of North Creake.
- When was Creake Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Who runs Creake Abbey?
- Creake Abbey is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Creake Abbey a listed building?
- Creake Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Creake Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Creake Abbey is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Creake Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Wells-on-Sea, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR21 9LF.