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Louth Park Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1139 by the Bishop Alexander of Lincoln as a daughter-house of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire. [1] Founding.
The abbey of Louth Park was founded in 1139 by Alexander, bishop of Lincoln. (fn. 1) The founder at first offered to Fountains Abbey a site on the Isle of Haverholme, but when the monks arrived they asked leave to settle themselves in the bishop's park at Louth instead.
The abbey at Louth Park just east of the town was founded in 1139. The Cistercian Order had a reputation as sheep farmers and the income was devoted to building a large cruciform abbey church.
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Louth began as an Anglo-Saxon village. Its name is probably a corruption of a Saxon word meaning loud (from the loud gushing of the river). In the late 7th century a monastery was built there. However, in the 9th century, the Danes conquered Lincolnshire. They destroyed the monastery at Louth. Yet the Danes gave Louth some of its street names. The ...
In 1536 Henry VIII closed Louth Abbey. Shortly afterward he sent a man to make a list of all the valuables in the parish church. The people of Louth feared the king intended to sell them all to raise money and they were outraged. When a representative of the king arrived he was met with an angry crowd. He agreed to go away and find out what the kin...
In 1801 the population of Louth was over 4,250. By the standards of the time, it was a fair-sized town. It continued to grow rapidly in the early 19th century. By 1851 Louth was a town of 10,000 people. However, growth then ceased. The population of Louth fell slightly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There were a number of improvements t...
A Cistercian Abbey founded in 1139, as a daughter-house of Fountains Abbey. The monks at Fountains were approached by Bishop Alexander of Lincoln in 1137, who initially offered them land at...
Cistercian Abbeys: LOUTH PARK. The original foundation was made in 1137 by Bishop Alexander of Lincoln who offered a group of monks from Fountains Abbey a site on the Isle of Haverholme.
The original foundation was made in 1137 by Bishop Alexander of Lincoln who offered a group of monks from Fountains Abbey a site on the Isle of Haverholme. This was one of the first houses to be settled with a colony of monks from Fountains.
