Historic churches · South East England
St Augustine's Abbey
St Augustine's Abbey — monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury East · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Augustine's Abbey is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 598. It covers approximately 8 km². Built in the Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Affiliated with Church of England. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Named after Augustine of Hippo. Part of Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church. Address: CT1 1TF. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2781°, 1.0882°.
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St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of Ss Peter and Paul and changed after its founder St Augustine of Canterbury's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution) in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848. Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of Ss Peter and Paul and changed after its founder St Augustine of Canterbury's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution) in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848. Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.
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Background
Description
After Wynhere there is a period which Kelly calls the "century of uncertainty", in which the names given by later historians of the abbey are dubious or even fictional. It is unlikely that all the fifteen men listed below were abbots and possible that none were:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2781, 1.0882
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT1 1TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Established
- 598
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury East — 1 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q334303 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Augustine's Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Augustine's Abbey - general view - geograph.org.uk - 3092087.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Augustine's Abbey?
- St Augustine's Abbey is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT1 1TF), in the parish of Canterbury, unparished area.
- When was St Augustine's Abbey built?
- Dates from the Anglo-Saxon period.
- Who runs St Augustine's Abbey?
- St Augustine's Abbey is operated by English Heritage.
- Is St Augustine's Abbey a listed building?
- St Augustine's Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is St Augustine's Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — St Augustine's Abbey is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Augustine's Abbey free to visit?
- Yes, St Augustine's Abbey is free to enter.