Cathedrals · South East England
Otham Abbey
Otham 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
Otham 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
Otham Abbey was a medieval monastic house in Polegate, East Sussex, England.
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Background
History
Otham Abbey was founded about 1180 by Ralph de Dene as the Abbey of St. Mary and St. Laurence. Ralph donated his land and chapel of Otham, together with other lands and rents, to establish a house of Premonstratensian canons. Other grants of lands and rents were to follow from other donors. However, owing to the bleak and unhealthy location of Otham, it was decided to transfer the house some time shortly after 1208 to join a new monastery built at Bayham, in the north of the county, by Sir Robert de Turnham. Otham was retained as a grange and chapel. After a period of leasing out the land for farming, the establishment was finally dissolved in 1526. The site is now occupied by the Grade II…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8297, 0.2520
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Parish
- Polegate
- Postcode
- BN26 6QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewes
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q7108550 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Otham Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Otham Abbey?
- Otham Abbey is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN26 6QS), in the parish of Polegate.
- When was Otham Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- How do I get to Otham Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BN26 6QS. It sits within the Lewes parliamentary constituency.