Cathedrals · East of England
St. John's Abbey
St. John's 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
St. John's Abbey is a cathedral in england east, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1095. 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
St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539. Most of the abbey buildings were subsequently demolished to construct a large private house on the site, which was itself destroyed in fighting during the 1648 siege of Colchester. The only substantial remnant is the elaborate gatehouse, while the foundations of the abbey church were only rediscovered in 2010.
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Background
History
, the parish church for the abbey's lay community. Heavily damaged during the 1648 Siege of Colchester.]] The abbey suffered a disaster in its early years, when a large fire in 1133, which burned much of Colchester, severely affected the monastery. By 1255 these particular disagreements were settled, The abbey had pleaded poverty in the 14th century in order abstain from obligations to the King. and claimed that the town owed St John's £228 in arrears over payments for the abbey infirmary. The abbey's sympathies were remembered in the early Tudor period by Edward IV and Richard III's mother Cecily Neville who left a large sum to the abbey in her will.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8855, 0.9013
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Colchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CO2 7EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Established
- 1095
Sources
- wikidata: Q12067924 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Abbey, Colchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St. John's Abbey?
- St. John's Abbey is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO2 7EH), in the parish of Colchester, unparished area.
- When was St. John's Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1095.
- How do I get to St. John's Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO2 7EH. It sits within the Colchester parliamentary constituency.