Basingwerk Abbey
Basingwerk Abbey is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th century, belonged to the Order of Cistercians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenfield Valley Heritage Park and Parish Church of St James.
Greenfield Valley Heritage Park
Park
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Greenfield Valley Heritage Park is a 70-acre country park in the United Kingdom. It is located in Greenfield, near the town of Holywell in North Wales.
Parish Church of St James
Church
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Parish Church of St James is situated 1 mile southwest of Basingwerk Abbey.
St Winefride’s Church, Holywell
Church
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St Winefride's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Holywell, Flintshire. It was founded by the Society of Jesus and was until recently the first church in the United Kingdom to be administered by the Vocationist Fathers now since departed as the parish returns into diocesan hands. St Winefride’s Church, Holywell is situated 1 mile southwest of Basingwerk Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenfield and Holway.
Greenfield
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenfield is a village in the community of Holywell, Flintshire, north-east Wales, on the edge of the River Dee estuary. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 2,741, which remained unchanged in the 2011 census.
Holway
Village
Holway is a housing estate in Flintshire, Wales. It is to the east of Carmel and to the north of the North Wales expressway.
Brynford
Village
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Brynford is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales. It is located to the south west of the town of Holywell and near the A55 road. Brynford had a population of 1,059 at the 2011 census. St Michael's Church dates from 1851 and is a Grade II listed building. Brynford is situated 2 miles southwest of Basingwerk Abbey.
Basingwerk Abbey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruin of an abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
- Categories: monastery ruins, abbey, archaeological site, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.28798° or 53° 17′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.20762° or 3° 12′ 27″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C5R7QQR+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 60299707OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11523701Wikidata ID
Q265315
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Basingwerk Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Abadia de Basingwerk”
- Dutch: “Basingwerk Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Basingwerk”
- French: “Abbaye de Basingwerk”
- German: “Basingwerk Abbey”
- Japanese: “ベイジンワーク修道院”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Basingwerk Abbey”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Basingwerk”
- Welsh: “Abaty Dinas Basing”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Basingwerk Abbey”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.