Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Eynsham Abbey
Eynsham Abbey — (1005–1538) Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hanborough · 5.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Eynsham Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1001. Affiliated with Catholicism. Wikidata describes it as: "(1005–1538) Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.7786°, -1.3739°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Eynsham Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, in England between 1005 and 1538. King Æthelred allowed Æthelmær the Stout to found the abbey in 1005. There is some evidence that the abbey was built on the site of an earlier minster, probably founded in the 7th or 8th centuries. The site is a Scheduled Historic Monument.
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Background
History
The first abbot of the abbey was the prolific writer Ælfric (c. 955–c. 1010) and the abbey was established in 1005. Eynsham Abbey was in the Diocese of Dorchester. In 1072 the recently appointed Norman Bishop of Dorchester, Remigius, moved his see from Dorchester, a few miles down the Thames from Eynsham, to Lincoln, at the other end of the diocese. In 1091 Remigius annexed Eynsham Abbey, with its revenues, to his new abbey at Stow in Lincolnshire. This may have been the opening move in an attempt to introduce monks into the Lincoln cathedral chapter, but Remigius' successor, Robert Bloet, did not follow through with the scheme, if this was the intention, and the monks returned to Eynsham.…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7786, -1.3739
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Eynsham
- Postcode
- OX29 4FN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Established
- 1001
- Nearest railway station
- Hanborough — 5.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2820517 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eynsham Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ruins of Eynsham Abbey in 1729.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eynsham Abbey?
- Eynsham Abbey is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX29 4FN), in the parish of Eynsham.
- When was Eynsham Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1001.
- Is Eynsham Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Eynsham Abbey is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Eynsham Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Hanborough, about 5.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX29 4FN.