Kirkstead Abbey
Cistercian | |
| Established | 1139 |
|---|---|
| Disestablished | 1537 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Ruined |
| Heritage designation | Scheduled Monument 1005050 Grade I listed building 1288192 |
| Completion date | 1187 |
| Site | |
| Location | Woodhall Spa, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°08′18″N 0°13′23″W / 53.138463°N 0.223131°W |
Kirkstead Abbey is a former
.The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, (or Hugh son of Eudo), lord of Tattershall, and was originally colonised by an abbot and twelve monks from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire.[1] The original site was not large enough, however, and Robert, son of Hugh, found a better site a short distance away in 1187.[1] The 1187 date is probably completion of the Abbey, as the architecture dates it to around 1175.[2] The monks were granted the lordship of Wildmore by the lords of Bolingbroke, Scrivelsby and Horncastle, although they did retain the right of common pasture for themselves and their tenants.[1]
The abbey remained in existence until 1537, when it was
The land passed to the
The Monks Smithy House near Rotherham may have been established as a grange by the Abbey.[5]
Burials
See also
- St. Leonard's Without(the 13th century chapel next to the abbey)
- Woodhall Spa
References
- ^ a b c "Houses of Cistercian Monks". Kirkstead Abbey. Victoria County History. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Kirkstead Abbey (351409)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". English Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Kirkstead Abbey (ruins) (1005050)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ British Listed Buildings, Monks Smithy House, accessed 31 August 2023
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