Abbeys & priories · East of England
St. John's Abbey
St. John's Abbey — monastery in Colchester.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester Town · 0.3 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St. John's Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1095. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Colchester". Coordinates: 51.8855°, 0.9013°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
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 7NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Established
- 1095
- Nearest railway station
- Colchester Town — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q12067924 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Abbey, Colchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Colchester StJohns AbbeyGate.jpg (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 7NP), in the parish of Colchester, unparished area.
- When was St. John's Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1095.
- Who runs St. John's Abbey?
- St. John's Abbey is operated by English Heritage.
- Is St. John's Abbey a listed building?
- St. John's Abbey is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to St. John's Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Colchester Town, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO2 7NP.