Abbeys & priories · South East England
Tarrant Abbey
Tarrant Abbey — abbey in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tarrant Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Part of Tarrant Abbey, site of, and tithe barn at Abbey Farm. Wikidata describes it as: "abbey in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, UK". Coordinates: 50.8314°, -2.1223°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tarrant Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery in Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, England.
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Background
History
The abbey was founded as an independent monastery in 1186 by Ralph de Kahaines (of nearby Tarrant Keyneston) and has been identified as a possible site of "Camestrum", referred to by Gervase of Canterbury. The abbey was then re-founded in either 1228 or 1233 as a Cistercian nunnery, later supposedly the richest in England. Two famous people are associated with the abbey. The first is Queen Joan, the wife of Alexander II of Scotland and daughter of King John of England, who is buried in the graveyard (supposedly in a golden coffin). The second is Bishop Richard Poore, builder of Salisbury Cathedral, who was baptised in the abbey church and later (in 1237) buried in it, as its second founder.…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8314, -2.1223
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Tarrant Crawford
- Postcode
- DT11 9HU
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q7686659 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tarrant Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tarrant Crawford, Dorset, St Mary's Church - geograph.org.uk - 76622.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tarrant Abbey?
- Tarrant Abbey is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT11 9HU), in the parish of Tarrant Crawford.
- When was Tarrant Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Tarrant Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Tarrant Abbey is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Tarrant Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT11 9HU. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.