Abbeys & priories · South East England
Worth Abbey
Worth Abbey — UK charitable organization.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Three Bridges · 4.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Worth Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "UK charitable organization". Coordinates: 51.0925°, -0.1183°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1933, the abbey is part of the English Benedictine Congregation. As of 2020, the monastic community had 21 monks.
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Background
History
Worth Abbey is a daughter house of the monastic community of Downside Abbey, in Somerset. The first monastic community of 17 monks was founded in September 1933 in the property formerly known as "Paddockhurst", near Turners Hill village, by Abbot John Chapman of Downside. Worth was a dependent priory of Downside from 1933-1957. The conditions of sale of the property laid down that the name "Paddockhurst" should not be used by the new owners. Because the priory lay within the boundaries of Worth parish, the name "Worth" was chosen for the site. The first prior of Worth, Dom Anselm Rutherford, chose "Our Lady, Help of Christians", as the patron of the new monastery. In 1957, the monastic…
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- Coordinates
- 51.0925, -0.1183
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Mid Sussex
- Parish
- Turners Hill
- Postcode
- RH10 4SB
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Established
- 1933
- Nearest railway station
- Three Bridges — 4.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2278186 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Worth Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: WorthAbbey.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Worth Abbey?
- Worth Abbey is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RH10 4SB), in the parish of Turners Hill.
- When was Worth Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1933.
- Is Worth Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Worth Abbey is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB) and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Worth Abbey?
- The nearest railway station is Three Bridges, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH10 4SB.