Abbeys & priories · South West England
Hartland Abbey
Hartland Abbey — country house in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Hartland Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Address: EX39 6DT. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9967°, -4.5086°.
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Heritage listing
Hartland Abbey is a former abbey and current family home to the Stucley family. It is located in Hartland, Devon. The current owner is Sir Hugh George Copplestone Bampfylde Stucley, 6th Baronet.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Marsland to Clovelly Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hartland Abbey is a former abbey and current family home to the Stucley family. It is located in Hartland, Devon. The current owner is Sir Hugh George Copplestone Bampfylde Stucley, 6th Baronet.
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Background
History
Hartland Abbey was built in 1157 and consecrated by Bartholomew Iscanus in 1160. (Bartholomew was appointed Bishop of Exeter the following year.) Hartland was of the Augustinian order. The Botreaux family of Boscastle, Cornwall, were among the most generous donors to the Abbey. (Male heirs were apparently all named William, until the death in 1462 of the last of the line William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux.) In 1187 a William de Botreaux gave the advowsons of the churches in his manors of Molland and Knowstone in Devon, and of the church of Forrabury in his Cornish manor of Boscastle, to the Abbey. The grants were confirmed by a charter temp. from King Richard I (1189-1199) and the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9967, -4.5086
- County
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Parish
- Hartland
- Postcode
- EX39 6DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.hartlandabbey.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15223123 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hartland Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hartland Abbey.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hartland Abbey?
- Hartland Abbey is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX39 6DT), in the parish of Hartland.
- When was Hartland Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Hartland Abbey a listed building?
- Hartland Abbey is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Hartland Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Hartland Abbey is part of the Marsland to Clovelly Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Hartland Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX39 6DT. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.