MenuMonastery of St Paul, Durham
The Monastery of St Paul is a ruined monastery at Jarrow, County Durham. Founded in 684-5, it formed part of a double monastery with St Peter's monastery at Monkwearmouth. The monastery is famous as the location where Bede composed The Ecclesiastical History of the English People in the early 8th century. Both houses were sacked by Viking raiders and in the 9th century the abbey was abandoned. Early in the 14th century the two houses were re-founded as cells of Durham Priory. Since the Dissolution, the Abbey Church of St Paul has survived as the parish church of Jarrow. The chancel is the remains of a free-standing chapel of the original monastery. The rest of the monastery stands in ruins beside it. The monument is within the council area of South Tyneside.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002978.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.980106,-1.4721561
Grid Reference: NZ 3388 6518
Council Area: South Tyneside CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 319198
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Monastery_of_St_Paul,_Durham_319198
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002978.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.980106,-1.4721561
Grid Reference: NZ 3388 6518
Council Area: South Tyneside CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 319198
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Monastery_of_St_Paul,_Durham_319198
Peruse Durham on Wikishire