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      • Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. The abbey was demolished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and all that remains is the gatehouse, a Grade 1 listed building.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kingswood_AbbeyKingswood Abbey - Wikipedia

    Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. The abbey was demolished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries , and all that remains is the gatehouse, a Grade 1 listed building .

  4. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesHistory of Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse - English Heritage

    This fine late medieval gatehouse once led into an important abbey, founded by Cistercian monks in the 12th century. The abbey was closed in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and now only the gatehouse survives. Two storeys high, it is decorated with some remarkable sculpture.

  5. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › placesKingswood Abbey Gatehouse - English Heritage

    The little Cotswold village of Kingswood, near Wotton-under-Edge, was once the site of an important Cistercian abbey. Today, all that survives of the abbey is the fine 15th-century gatehouse that once controlled access to the monastery.

  6. www.wottonheritage.com › where-is-kingswood-abbey-e77Where is Kingswood Abbey? - Wotton Heritage

    Despite the well-known gatehouse, the exact location of the Cistercian abbey of Kingswood (1139-1538) has been lost over the centuries. Recent research and re-evaluation of historical sources and geography now allows us to suggest a more precise location.

  7. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › glosHouses of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Kingswood

    5 days ago · The abbot of Waverley sent four monks to Kingswood to occupy the grange, but disputes followed, and a conference was held at Kingswood which was attended by many Cistercian abbots, monks, and lay brothers, besides Roger of Berkeley III, and a number of other persons.

  8. historicengland.org.uk › services-skills › educationAbbey Gate-house, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire

    The monks returned to Kingwood in about 1164-70 and founded a new abbey on a superior site near the water (the site of the gatehouse). The abbey was surrendered and largely demolished in 1538, during the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010).

  9. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk › details › rKINGSWOOD ABBEY | The National Archives

    Sep 16, 2024 · The abbey at Kingswood, adjacent to Wotton-under-Edge but just south of the boundary of Berkeley hundred, was founded by the Berkeleys of Dursley. The abbey held the manors of Kingswood,...