Cathedrals · South Wales
Margam Abbey
Also known as: Abaty Margam
Margam 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
Margam Abbey is a cathedral in wales south, 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
Margam Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Margam) was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded in 1147 as a daughter house of Clairvaux by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Early Christian crosses found in the close vicinity and conserved in the nearby Margam Stones Museum suggest the existence of an earlier Celtic monastic community. The founding abbot was William of Clairvaux. The third abbot, Conan, enjoyed the praise of Giraldus Cambrensis, whom he appears to have entertained prior to his official visit with Baldwin of Forde, Archbishop of Canterbury, to preach the Crusade in 1188. Conan (or Cunan) contributed to Patristic literature, as he is credited with the capitula or chapter-headings prefixing each section of St.…
Visiting
Margam Abbey now consists of the intact nave and surrounding ruins. Those ruins not belonging to the church are now owned by the County Council. These remains, including the twelve-sided chapter house, dating from the 13th century, stand within 840 acre (3.4 km<sup>2</sup>) Margam Country Park, close to Margam Castle. The Abbey church of St Mary, the ruined Chapter House and the Abbey undercroft are all Grade I listed buildings. The church is in the Margam Ministry Area and three services are held weekly. On a hill overlooking the abbey stand the ruins of an outlying monastery building, Capel Mair ar y Bryn ("the chapel of St Mary on the hill"). The purpose of this building is thought to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5624, -3.7299
- District
- Neath Port Talbot
- Parish
- Margam
- Postcode
- SA13 2TA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q1894788 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Margam Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Margam Abbey?
- Margam Abbey is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA13 2TA), in the parish of Margam.
- When was Margam Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- How do I get to Margam Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA13 2TA. It sits within the Aberafan Maesteg parliamentary constituency.