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Boxley Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Boxley, Kent. The abbey was founded around 1146 by William of Ypres. The abbey was famous for a relic known as the Rood of Grace, a wooden cross, the figure upon which was supposed to miraculously move and speak, later shown to be a fake. The site of the abbey and many of its manorial estates were granted to Sir Thomas Wyatt in 1540. The precinct of the abbey is surrounded by the ruins of the precinct wall, and entered through a ruined gatehouse. Some fragmentary remains of the church are still standing. Boxley Abbey Barn is a large 13th-century stone building which served as the abbey's Hospitium. Boxley Abbey House was built in the early 18th century incorporating part of the west range and possibly part of Abbot's house. The monument is within the council area of Maidstone (Kent).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1012264.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Kent
Lat, Long: 51.300434,0.52485808
Grid Reference: TQ 7611 5872
Civil Parish: Boxley CP
Council Area: Maidstone CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA

GBPN ID: 300056
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Boxley_Abbey,_Kent_300056

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