Newminster Abbey 1 (C) Weston Beggard

NZ1885 : Newminster Abbey 1

Newminster Abbey 1

The remains of this Cistercian abbey are sited on private land, and as such are completely hidden in the undergrowth.

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Grid Square: NZ1885, 21 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Weston Beggard (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (First for NZ1885)
First in 5 Years (TPoint) ^?
Date Taken: Saturday, 19 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 21 August, 2006
Category: Religious buildings > Abbey (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 18 85 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 55:9.8087N 1:42.6697W
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)

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Newminster Abbey was founded in 1139 by monks from Fountains Abbey at the invitation of Ranulph de Merley. Its first abbot was canonised as St Robert of Newminster and the Roman Catholic chapel in Morpeth is dedicated to him. [Murray's Handbook:1890]

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