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Description: | Remains of abbey founded in the 8th century, dissolved in 1538. There was a minster here prior to the abbey's conversion to the Benedictine order in the mid-10th century. Certainly extant by 693, and traditionally founded by King Ine (688-726). Excavations in 1950 have not been published, and although a Saxon apsidal church was discovered, the dating for it is not secure. Two Norman churches and the enlarged Gothic church were also discovered. The claustral buildings were arranged to the South of the abbey church. Scheduled and in guardianship. | Subjects: | Benedictine Monastery Religious Ritual And Funerary Abbey Church Monastery Minster | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | National Monuments Record | Identifier: | http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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