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Kirkstead Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, in the Parts of Lindsey. The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, lord of Tattershall. The original site was not large enough, however, and Robert, son of Hugh, found a better site a short distance away in 1187. The abbey was dissolved in 1537. The land passed to the Duke of Suffolk and later to the Clinton Earls of Lincoln, who built a large country house which was demolished by 1791. All that remains today is a fragment of the south transept wall of the abbey church and the earthworks of the vast complex of buildings that once surrounded it. The monument is within the council area of East Lindsey (Lincolnshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1005050.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Lincolnshire
Division: Parts of Lindsey
Lat, Long: 53.138695,-0.22358468
Grid Reference: TF189616
Police Area: Lincolnshire
Council Area: East Lindsey (Lincolnshire)
Civil Parish: Woodhall Spa CP
Country: England

GBPNID: 319879
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Kirkstead_Abbey,_Lincolnshire_319879

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