Abbeys & priories · North Wales
Stanlow Abbey
Stanlow Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Cheshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stanlow and Thornton · 1.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Stanlow Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Cistercian abbey in Cheshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.2902°, -2.8598°.
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Heritage listing
The Abbey of St. Mary at Stanlaw (or Stanlow as it has been posthumously known since a Victorian cartographical error), was a Cistercian foundation situated on Stanlaw - now Stanlow Point, on the banks of the River Mersey in the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ427773), near Ellesmere Port, 11 km north of Chester Castle and 12 km south-west of Halton Castle.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Abbey of St. Mary at Stanlaw (or Stanlow as it has been posthumously known since a Victorian cartographical error), was a Cistercian foundation situated on Stanlaw - now Stanlow Point, on the banks of the River Mersey in the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ427773), near Ellesmere Port, 11 km north of Chester Castle and 12 km south-west of Halton Castle.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded in 1178 by John fitz Richard, Baron of Halton and Hereditary Constable of Chester, as a daughter abbey of Combermere Abbey. In August 1277, King Edward I of England stayed there for three nights. Stanlaw Abbey was in an exposed situation near the Mersey estuary and it suffered from a series of disasters. In 1279 it was flooded by water from the Mersey and in 1287 during a fierce storm, its tower collapsed and part of the abbey was destroyed by fire. The monks appealed to the pope for the monastery to be moved to a better site and thus, with both papal consent and the agreement of Edward I and Henry de Lacy, 10th Baron Halton, they moved to Whalley near Clitheroe,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2902, -2.8598
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH65 4AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Established
- 1101
- Nearest railway station
- Stanlow and Thornton — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16248123 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stanlow Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stanlow Abbey?
- Stanlow Abbey is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH65 4AJ), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- When was Stanlow Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Stanlow Abbey a listed building?
- Stanlow Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Stanlow Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Stanlow Abbey is part of the Mersey Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Stanlow Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Stanlow and Thornton, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH65 4AJ.