Furness Abbey
Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behind Fountains Abbey, prior to its dissolution during the English Reformation.
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- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 metres)
- …is also known as “Furness Abbey, Including All Medieval Remains In Care Of English Heritage”
- Description: abbey in Cumbria, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Furness Abbey Tunnel and Barrow Sixth Form College.
Barrow Sixth Form College
College
Barrow Sixth Form College, no longer considered… Barrow Sixth Form College is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Furness Abbey.
Abbey House
Hotel
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton-in-Furness and Dalton-in-Furness.
Dalton-in-Furness
Town
Salthouse
Suburb
Salthouse is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, in the… Salthouse is situated 2 miles south of Furness Abbey.
Furness Abbey
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Latitude
54.13565° or 54° 8′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.19802° or 3° 11′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C6R4RP2+7Q
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Furness Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗內斯修道院”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Furness”
- Dutch: “Furness Abbey”
- French: “Abbaye de Barrow-in-Furness”
- French: “abbaye de Furness”
- French: “Abbaye de Furness”
- French: “Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Barrow-in-Furness”
- French: “Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Furness”
- German: “Furness Abbey”
- German: “St. Mary of Furness”
- Italian: “abbazia di Furness”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Furness”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Santa Maria di Furness”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Furness Abbey”
- Spanish: “abadia de Furness”
- Spanish: “abadía de Furness”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Furness”
- Turkish: “Furness Abbey”
- Welsh: “Abati Furness”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hotel Abbey House and Barrow-in-Furness Mediumwave Transmitter.
Cumbria: Highlights
Notable places include Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.
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