Forde Abbey
Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre estate is farmed to provide additional revenue. Forde Abbey is a grade I listed building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Stephen, Winsham and Parish Church of St Mary.
Church of St Stephen, Winsham
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Stephen in Winsham, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Stephen, Winsham is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Forde Abbey.
Parish Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles southeast of Forde Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tatworth and Blackdown.
Tatworth
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tatworth is a village 2 miles south of Chard in the county of Somerset, England. It is within Tatworth and Forton civil parish. Tatworth is a large village, consisting of a number of smaller villages including South Chard, Perry Street and Chard Junction which are close together. Tatworth is situated 2 miles west of Forde Abbey.
Blackdown
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackdown is a village in Broadwindsor parish in the west of Dorset, England, situated on the B3165 road 7 miles west of Beaminster. It had a population of 128 at the 2001 Census. Blackdown is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forde Abbey.
Tytherleigh
Village
Tytherleigh is a village in the civil parish of Chardstock in Devon, England, close to the borders with Dorset and Somerset on the A358 road between the towns of Axminster and Chard. Tytherleigh is situated 2½ miles southwest of Forde Abbey.
Forde Abbey
- Type: Historical site
- Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK
- Categories: historic house museum, English country house, abbey, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thorncombe, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Forde Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Forde Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Forde”
- French: “Abbaye de Forde”
- French: “Forde Abbey”
- German: “Forde Abbey”
- Italian: “Forde Abbey”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forde Abbey”
- Norwegian: “Forde Abbey”
- Portuguese: “Forde Abbey”
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