Buildwas Abbey
Buildwas Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located on the banks of the River Severn, at Buildwas in Shropshire, England - today about 2 miles west of Ironbridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: abbey
- Also known as: “Abbey of St. Mary and St. Chad (Buildwas, England)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Holy Trinity and Benthall Hall.
Church of Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Holy Trinity is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Buildwas Abbey.
Benthall Hall
Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benthall Hall is a 16th-century English country house in Benthall in the town of Broseley, Shropshire, England, and a few miles from the historic Ironbridge Gorge. Benthall Hall is situated 1½ miles southeast of Buildwas Abbey.
Enginuity
Museum
Enginuity is an interactive design and technology centre in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. It is the newest of the ten museums operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and was opened in 2002. Enginuity is situated 1½ miles east of Buildwas Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyke and Coalbrookdale.
Wyke
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wyke is a small hamlet in rural Shropshire, England, where it is part of the civil parish of Much Wenlock. Its name may originate from Old English wice, Wych elm, but is more likely derived from the word wic, dwelling or village.
Coalbrookdale
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalbrookdale is a settlement in the Ironbridge Gorge and the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England, of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting. Coalbrookdale is situated 1½ miles east of Buildwas Abbey.
Little Wenlock
Village
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Wenlock is a village and civil parish in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 605. Little Wenlock is situated 1½ miles north of Buildwas Abbey.
Buildwas Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Buildwas, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Serbo-Croatian—“Buildwas Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “標獲士修道院”
- French: “abbaye de Buildwas”
- French: “Abbaye de Buildwas”
- German: “Buildwas Abbey”
- German: “Kloster Buildwas”
- Irish: “Buildwas Abbey”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Buildwas Abbey”
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