Cathedrals · South East England
Langdon Abbey
Langdon 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
Langdon 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
Langdon Abbey (grid reference TR329468) was a Premonstratensian abbey near West Langdon, Kent, founded in about 1192 and dissolved in 1535, reportedly the first religious house to be dissolved by Henry VIII. The visible remains of the abbey are now confined to the extensive cellaring below the 16th-century house that occupies its site and small remains of a 17th-century ice house.
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Background
History
Langdon Abbey was founded in about 1192 by William de Auberville (the elder) of Westenhanger, Kent (son of Hugh de Auberville), with the assent of his wife Matilda (Maud), daughter of Ranulf de Glanville (who died at the Siege of Acre in 1190), Chief Justiciar of England to King Henry II. William de Auberville was a knight in duty to Simon de Avranches. He was also a King's Justiciar, had assisted at the foundation of the Premonstratensian abbey of Leiston, Suffolk, by his father-in-law in 1182, and was a patron of Ranulf's religious foundation at Butley Priory, Suffolk, of 1171. Langdon Abbey was founded as a daughter house of Leiston Abbey, under the hand of Robert, abbot of Leiston, and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.1736, 1.3303
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Langdon
- Postcode
- CT15 5HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q6485793 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Langdon Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langdon Abbey?
- Langdon Abbey is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT15 5HJ), in the parish of Langdon.
- When was Langdon Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- How do I get to Langdon Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CT15 5HJ. It sits within the Dover and Deal parliamentary constituency.