Abbeys
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Cistercian Abbeys of England, Scotland and Wales
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Beaulieu Abbey Bassingwerk Abbey Biddlesden Abbey Bordesley Abbey Buildwas Abbey Byland Abbey Calder Abbey Cleeve Abbey Coggeshall Abbey Croxden Abbey Cymer Abbey Dore Abbey Forde Abbey Fountains Abbey Furness Abbey Garendon Abbey Hailes Abbey Holme Cultram Abbey Jervaulx Abbey Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstead Abbey Margam Abbey Merevale Abbey Neath Abbey Netley Abbey Newminster Abbey Revesby Abbey Rievaulx Abbey Roche Abbey Sawley Abbey Tintern Abbey Stoneleigh Abbey Strata Florida Waverley Abbey Whalley Abbey Valle Crucis Abbey |
Cistercian Abbeys (test grid)
Name
Country / County
Type / Mother
Active
Some remains.
Little remains. Frater now used as Anglican church.
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| Name | Country/County | Type | Mother | Remains |
| Aberconwy | Wales / Gwynedd | Abbey | Some remains. | |
| Beaulieu Abbey | England / Hampshire | Large Abbey | Citeaux | Little remains. Frater now used as Anglican church. |
| Basingwerk Abbey | Wales / Flintshire | Abbey | Savigny | |
| Biddlesden Abbey | England / Buckinghamshire | Garendon | ||
| Bordesley Abbey | ||||
| Buildwas Abbey | England / Shropshire | Abbey | Savigney | Significant remains. |
| Byland Abbey | England / Yorkshire | Abbey | Furness Abbey | Small amount survives. |
| Calder Abbey | England / Cumberland | Abbey | Furness | |
| Cleeve Abbey | England / Somerset | Abbey (Small) | Revesby Abbey | Some remains. |
| Coggeshall Abbey | England/Essex | Abbey (Small) | Savigny? | Some remains. |
| Croxden Abbey | England / Staffordshire | Abbey (Small) | Aunay-sur-Odon | Some remains. |
| Cymer Abbey | Wales / Gwynedd | Abbey (Small) | Cwmhir Abbey | Some remains. |
| Dore Abbey | England / Herefordshire | Abbey (Small) | Morimond | Some remains. |
| Forde Abbey | England / Dorset | Abbey (Small) | Waverley? | Significant remains. |
| Fountains Abbey | England / North Yorkshire | Abbey (Large) | St. Mary's | Significant remains. |
| Furness Abbey | England / Cumbria | Abbey (Large) | Savigny | Some remains. |
| Garendon Abbey | England / Leicestershire | Abbey | No remains. | |
| Hailes Abbey | England / Gloucestershire | Abbey (Large) | Some remains. | |
| Holme Cultram Abbey | England / Cumbria | Abbey (Small) | Significant remains. | |
| Jervaulx Abbey | England / Yorkshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Kirkstall Abbey | England / West Yorkshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Kirkstead Abbey | England / Lincolnshire | Abbey (Large) | Small remains. | |
| Margam Abbey | Wales / Neath | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Merevale Abbey | England / Warwickshire | Abbey (Large) | Bordesley | Small remains. |
| Neath Abbey | Wales / Glamorgan | Abbey (Large) | Savigny | Significant remains. |
| Netley Abbey | England / Hampshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Newminster Abbey | England / Northumberland | Abbey (Large) | Small remains. | |
| Revesby Abbey | England / Lincolnshire | Abbey (Large) | No remains. | |
| Rievaulx Abbey | England / North Yorkshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Roche Abbey | England / South Yorkshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Sawley Abbey | England / Lancashire | Abbey (Large) | Some remains. | |
| Tintern Abbey | Wales / Monmouthshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
| Stoneleigh Abbey | England / Warwickshire | Abbey (Large) | No remains. | |
| Strata Florida | Wales / Ceredigion | Abbey (Large) | No remains. | |
| Waverley Abbey | England / Surrey | Abbey (Large) | Some remains. | |
| Whalley Abbey | England / Lancashire | Abbey (Large) | Some remains. | |
| Valle Crucis Abbey | Wales / Denbighshire | Abbey (Large) | Significant remains. | |
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Glossary
Abbey: A monastic community. Abbeys belonged to particular orders, such as the Cistercians.
Abbot: (m.) Person in charge of an Abbey.
Benedictine: Order of monks founded by St. Benedict. Followed the Benedictine Rule.
Cell: A monastic dependency of a religious house.
Daughter House: Foundation of an abbey by monks from another abbey. Initial community consisted of 13 monks, one of which was the group leader.
Monk: A man who has taken vows and joined a religious community.