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Titchfield Abbey is a former abbey and later country house near Titchfield, in Hampshire. The abbey was founded in 1222 for Premonstratensian canons. The abbey remained a minor house of its order. Following the Dissolution, the building was converted into a mansion (Place House) by Thomas Wriothesley, a powerful courtier. The mansion was abandoned in 1781 and deliberately demolished to create a romantic ruin. There are substantial remains of both the mansion and abbey. The nave of the church still stands to full height and with it Wriothesley's gatehouse. The barest outline of the former church can be seen, including the choir and transepts. Fragments of the cloister buildings survive, including the entrance arches to the chapter house and library in the east range. Substantial stretches of the late mediæval tile floors survive. In the abbey's grounds, the fishponds have been maintained. The abbey's 15th-century barn survives at nearby Fernhill Farm. The site is in the care of English Heritage. The monument is within the council area of Fareham (Hampshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1014814.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Hampshire
Lat, Long: 50.857131,-1.232201
Grid Reference: SU541066
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Council Area: Fareham (Hampshire)
Country: England

GBPNID: 319406
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Titchfield_Abbey,_Hampshire_319406

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