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Croxden Abbey (aka Abbey of the Vale of St Mary at Croxden) is a ruined Cisterican abbey at Croxden, Staffordshire. Croxden Abbey was founded by Bertram de Verdun in 1176 and was colonised by monks from Aunay in Normandy. The first settlement was established at Cotton but, by 1179, the monks had moved to Croxden. The 13th and 14th centuries were a time of great prosperity for the abbey. The abbey was dissolved in 1537. There are subsitial standing remains. The monument is within the council area of East Staffordshire (Staffordshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1011448.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 52.954592,-1.9034606
Grid Reference: SK 0658 3969
Civil Parish: Croxden CP
Council Area: East Staffordshire CA (Staffordshire CA)
Police Area: Staffordshire PA
GBPN ID: 319749
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Croxden_Abbey,_Staffordshire_319749
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1011448.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 52.954592,-1.9034606
Grid Reference: SK 0658 3969
Civil Parish: Croxden CP
Council Area: East Staffordshire CA (Staffordshire CA)
Police Area: Staffordshire PA
GBPN ID: 319749
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Croxden_Abbey,_Staffordshire_319749
Peruse Staffordshire on Wikishire