Newenham Abbey
Newenham Abbey was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1247 by Reginald II de Mohun on land within his manor of Axminster in Devon, England. The site of the ruined abbey is a short distance south-west of the town of Axminster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Axminster railway station and Moridunum.
Axminster railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Axminster railway station serves the town of Axminster in Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway and is situated on the West of England Main Line. It is 144 miles 41 chains down the line from London Waterloo. Axminster railway station is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Newenham Abbey.
Moridunum
Fort
Moridunum was a fort and small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located at Woodbury Farm, immediately south of Axminster in the English county of Devon. Moridunum is situated 3,400 feet east of Newenham Abbey.
Axminster Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axminster Guildhall is a municipal building in West Street in Axminster, a town in Devon, in England. The building, which is meeting place of Axminster Town Council, is also used as a community events venue. Axminster Guildhall is situated 1 mile northeast of Newenham Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmington and Whitford.
Kilmington
Village
Photo: Sealman, Public domain.
Kilmington is a village near Axminster in East Devon off the A35 road. The village population at the 2021 Census was 925. Kilmington is a major part of Newbridges electoral ward whose population at the above census was 2,358.
Whitford
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitford is a village near Axminster in East Devon. It is situated on the western bank of the River Axe, which is crossed via a small bridge with a weir under it on a lane that joins the A358 road at Musbury. Whitford is situated 2 miles southwest of Newenham Abbey.
Weycroft
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weycroft is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Newenham Abbey.
Newenham Abbey
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: abbey
- Categories: abbey, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Axminster, East Devon District, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77153° or 50° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.01135° or 3° 0′ 41″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C2RQXCQ+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3837344943OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Newenham Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Newenham”
- French: “Abbaye de Newenham”
- German: “Newenham Abbey”
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