Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Dorchester Abbey
Dorchester Abbey — church in South Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Culham · 5.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Dorchester Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in South Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6437°, -1.1644°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
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
- Nearest railway station
- Culham — 5.1 km
- 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)
- commons: DorchesterAbbey.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dorchester Abbey?
- Dorchester Abbey is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX10 7JT), in the parish of Dorchester.
- When was Dorchester Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Dorchester Abbey a listed building?
- Dorchester Abbey is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Dorchester Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Dorchester Abbey is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Dorchester Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Culham, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX10 7JT.