Medmenham Abbey
| Medmenham Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Medmenham Abbey |
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| location |
 United Kingdom England Buckinghamshire |
| Coordinates: | 51 ° 33 '7 " N , 0 ° 49' 26" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
560 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1201 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1536 |
| Mother monastery | Woburn Abbey |
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Daughter monasteries |
no |
Medmenham Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the village of Medmenham in Buckinghamshire in England . The monastery was on the Thames about 500 m south of the road from Henley to Marlow.
history
The monastery was founded in 1201 by Hugh de Bolebec , who later entered the monastery himself, as a daughter monastery of Woburn Abbey and thus belonged to the Filiation of Clairvaux . The monastery was dissolved again in 1204, but settled again in 1212, dissolved again in 1223, but reoccupied in 1230. The abbey never became big or famous. In the Valor Ecclesiasticus, the annual income was set at £ 20. The final dissolution took place in 1536; at that time the abbey had only one monk in addition to the abbot. The monastery came after the dissolution to the Moore family and from them to the Duffield family. The church was likely to have been demolished quickly. The monastery buildings were used for residential purposes, after their acquisition by Sir Francis Dashwood temporarily also by the Hellfire Club .
Buildings and plant
With the exception of part of a column from the 13th century, no building remains have survived. The exact plan of the facility is also not known. In any case, the enclosure was north of the church. A private house from the 19th century stands on the site.
literature
- Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X , pp. 258-259.