Cathedrals · South East England
Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester 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
Dorchester Abbey is a cathedral in england south east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1101. 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
The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, more usually called Dorchester Abbey, is a Church of England parish church in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Oxford. It was formerly a Norman abbey church and was built on the site of a Saxon cathedral.
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Background
History
, 12th century]] Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln founded Dorchester Abbey in 1140 for the Arrouaisian Order of Augustinian Canons Regular, who were distinguished by wearing white habits rather than the black typically worn by most Augustinian canons. Dorchester had previously been a Roman town and was later under Mercian control. It became the seat of a bishopric in AD 634, when Pope Honorius I sent Birinus as its first bishop. The bishopric remained at Dorchester until 1085, when the Mercian see was transferred to Lincoln. The abbey, founded fifty-five years after the transfer of the see, was dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and to Birinus. It was well endowed with lands and tithes from the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6437, -1.1644
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- OX10 7JT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Established
- 1101
- Opening
- easter-1 day - Sep 30 14:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5297593 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dorchester Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dorchester Abbey?
- Dorchester Abbey is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode OX10 7JT), in the parish of Dorchester.
- When was Dorchester Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- How do I get to Dorchester Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX10 7JT. It sits within the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency.