Abbeys & priories · North Wales
Maenan Abbey
Maenan Abbey — historic building in Maenan, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dolgarrog · 1.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Maenan Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Part of Maenan Abbey Estate. Address: LL26 0UL. Wikidata describes it as: "historic building in Maenan, Wales". Coordinates: 53.1743°, -3.8123°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Maenan Abbey (formally: The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints; alternatively: Abaty Maenan, or Maynan Abbey; now Maenan Abbey Hotel) was a monastic religious house located in Maenan, Conwy, Wales. It is situated near Llanrwst.
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Background
History
A Cistercian community was founded at Rhedynog Felen near Caernarfon in 1186 by a group of monks from Strata Florida Abbey. In 1190/91, they moved to Conwy, establishing Aberconwy Abbey, and in 1283, they transferred to Maenan after a forced move by order of Edward I, this abbey's founder, who had decided to build a castle on the site of the monks' former home at Aberconwy. In the Valor Ecclesiasticus survey of 1535, the abbey's income was assessed at £162, putting it among the smaller houses that were first to be suppressed as part of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries. She died in 1632, and the abbey descended in the male line to John Wynne of Melai and Maenan, Sheriff of…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1743, -3.8123
- District
- Conwy
- Parish
- Llanddoged and Maenan
- Postcode
- LL26 0UL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Dolgarrog — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6729225 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Maenan Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: MaenanAbbey.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maenan Abbey?
- Maenan Abbey is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL26 0UL), in the parish of Llanddoged and Maenan.
- When was Maenan Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Who owns Maenan Abbey?
- Maenan Abbey is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is Maenan Abbey a listed building?
- Maenan Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Maenan Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Dolgarrog, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL26 0UL.