Flaxley Abbey
Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed English country house and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Building
- Description: former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Flaxley and Welshbury Hill.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Flaxley
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Flaxley is situated 610 feet southwest of Flaxley Abbey.
Welshbury Hill
Archaeological site
Welshbury Hill is an Iron Age hill fort near Mitcheldean in Gloucestershire, England. Welshbury Hill is situated 4,100 feet west of Flaxley Abbey.
Blaisdon Hall
Building
Blaisdon Hall is a Grade II* listed building at Blaisdon. Blaisdon Hall is situated 1 mile northeast of Flaxley Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flaxley and Pope’s Hill.
Abenhall
Village
Abenhall is a small village in the civil parish… Abenhall is situated 1½ miles northwest of Flaxley Abbey.
Flaxley Abbey
- Categories: abbey and historic site
- Location: Blaisdon, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.83653° or 51° 50′ 12″ north
Longitude
-2.45108° or 2° 27′ 4″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9C3VRGPX+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Flaxley Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Flaxley Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Flaxley”
- French: “Abbaye de Flaxley”
- German: “Flaxley Abbey”
- Turkish: “Flaxley Abbey”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hangman’s Hill and Elton.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Home Farm and St Mary’s Church.
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