Abbeys & priories · London
Wardon Abbey
Wardon Abbey — Grade I listed building in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Biggleswade · 7.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wardon Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1101. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Affiliated with Catholicism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed building in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.0817°, -0.3661°.
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Heritage listing
Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
The patron was Walter Espec, who had founded the mother house and settled the new community on one of his inherited estates, on unprofitable wasteland, as its early name, St Mary de Sartis, implied, just the kind of remote, uninhabited sites specified by the founders of the Cistercian order. The first abbot, Simon, was a pupil of Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx. The success of the abbey may be inferred from the foundation of a daughter house, Sibton Abbey, Suffolk, as soon as 1150. The village of Old Warden, Bedfordshire grew up under the Abbey's protection. Great accumulated Cistercian wealth enabled Wardon Abbey to be rebuilt on a grand scale in the early fourteenth century, with complex tiling…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0817, -0.3661
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Old Warden
- Postcode
- SG18 9LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Established
- 1101
- Nearest railway station
- Biggleswade — 7.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q939928 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wardon Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Warden Abbey (428017).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wardon Abbey?
- Wardon Abbey is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SG18 9LS), in the parish of Old Warden.
- When was Wardon Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1101.
- Is Wardon Abbey a listed building?
- Wardon Abbey is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Wardon Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Biggleswade, about 7.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SG18 9LS.