Buckfast Abbey

Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at , near , , England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018.
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  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon
  • Also known as: “Abadia de buckfast”, “Abadia de Buckfast”, “Abdij van Buckfast”, “Kloster Buckfast”, “Opatija Buckfast”, “บัคฟาสต์แอบบี”, and “แอบบีบัคฟาสต์”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Reed’s Cave and Pridhamsleigh Cavern.

Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a in Higher Kiln Quarry near , , . is situated 3,100 feet south of Buckfast Abbey.

Cave
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is a on the outskirts of , , . is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Buckfast Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckfast and Ashburton.

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Hamlet
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Scoriton is a tiny village in the county of … is situated 2½ miles west of Buckfast Abbey.

Buckfast Abbey

Latitude
50.49291° or 50° 29′ 35″ north
Longitude
-3.77586° or 3° 46′ 33″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C2RF6VF+5M
Geo­Names ID
11549208
Wiki­data ID
Q999611
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Thai—“Buckfast Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Buckfast Abbey”
  • Dutch: “Buckfast Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Buckfast”
  • French: “Abbaye de Buckfast”
  • German: “Buckfast Abbey”
  • Irish: “Buckfast Abbey”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Buckfast”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Buckfast”
  • Persian: “دیر باکفست”
  • Polish: “Buckfast Abbey”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Buckfast Abbey”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Buckfast”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Buckfast”
  • Thai: “บักฟาสต์แอบบีย์”

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