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Reading Abbey is a ruined abbey in the centre of Reading, Berkshire. The abbey was established in 1121 by Henry I as a cell of the Cluniac order. In the mid 13th century it became a Benedictine order. By the mid 14th century it had become one of the ten richest abbeys in the country. It was supressed in 1539. The inner rubble cores of the walls of many of the major buildings of the abbey still stand. The only parts of the Abbey Church that still exist are fragments of the piers of the central tower, together with parts of transepts. The site is within the council area of Reading.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1007932.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.456351,-0.96509564
Grid Reference: SU 7200 7354
Council Area: Reading CA
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 319442
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Reading_Abbey,_Berkshire_319442

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