Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Lilleshall Abbey
Lilleshall Abbey — monastery in Shropshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oakengates · 5.3 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lilleshall Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Shropshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7245°, -2.3913°.
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Heritage listing
Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France. It suffered from chronic financial difficulties and narrowly escaped the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries in 1536, before going into voluntary dissolution in 1538.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From English Heritage
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France. It suffered from chronic financial difficulties and narrowly escaped the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries in 1536, before going into voluntary dissolution in 1538.
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Background
Description
Arrouaise lay between Bapaume and Arras. Gosse, the 18th century historian of the community, portrays the region as bandit country in the early Middle Ages. He specifies the arrival in 1090 of Heldemar of Tournai and the German Conon or Kuno as the key event in the genesis of the Arrouaisians. Both were court chaplains of William the Conqueror who embraced the Augustinian Rule, and after William's death, set off across France to pursue a series of pilgrimages. Together with a local hermit called Roger or Ruggerius, Heldemar was murdered and Roger stabbed by a cleric, apparently attracted to the community, who was angered by their calls to penitence. After Heldemar's death on 13 January…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7245, -2.3913
- District
- Telford and Wrekin
- Parish
- Donnington and Muxton
- Postcode
- TF10 9HW
- Parliamentary constituency
- The Wrekin
- Established
- 1101
- Nearest railway station
- Oakengates — 5.3 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6548035 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lilleshall Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire - geograph.org.uk - 6305502.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lilleshall Abbey?
- Lilleshall Abbey is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode TF10 9HW), in the parish of Donnington and Muxton.
- When was Lilleshall Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Who runs Lilleshall Abbey?
- Lilleshall Abbey is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Lilleshall Abbey a listed building?
- Lilleshall Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Lilleshall Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Oakengates, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TF10 9HW.