Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey is a monastery between the villages of Binstead and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The name is pronounced as "Kwor". It belongs to the Catholic Order of St Benedict.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Historical site
- Description: monastery on the Isle of Wight in southern England
- Also known as: “Abbaye Notre-Dame de Quarr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Cross Church, Binstead and Ryde Pier Head railway station.
Holy Cross Church, Binstead
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Cross Church, Binstead is a parish church in the Church of England located in Binstead, Isle of Wight. Holy Cross Church, Binstead is situated 3,100 feet east of Quarr Abbey.
Ryde Pier Head railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ryde Pier Head railway station is one of three stations in the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Situated at the end of the town's pier, it is adjacent to the terminal for the Wightlink fast catamaran service connecting the island with Portsmouth on the English mainland. Ryde Pier Head railway station is situated 2 miles east of Quarr Abbey.
Ryde Esplanade railway station
Railway station
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Ryde Esplanade railway station serves the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and forms part of the Ryde Transport Interchange. Located on the sea front, it is the most convenient station for the majority of the town. Ryde Esplanade railway station is situated 2 miles east of Quarr Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fishbourne and Binstead.
Fishbourne
Village
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Fishbourne is a village between Wootton and Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. It is positioned on the eastern bank of Wootton Creek, and includes the terminal for the Wightlink car ferry from Portsmouth.
Binstead
Village
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Binstead is a village in the civil parish of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located in the northeast part of the Island, 1+1⁄2 miles west of Ryde on the main road A3054 between Ryde and Newport.
Havenstreet
Village
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Havenstreet is a village on the Isle of Wight, located about 2 miles southwest of Ryde, in the civil parish of Havenstreet and Ashey.
Quarr Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fishbourne, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Quarr Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Abadia de Quarr”
- Catalan: “Quarr Abbey”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Quarr”
- Dutch: “Quarr Abbey”
- French: “Abbaye de Quarr”
- French: “abbaye Notre-Dame de Quarr”
- French: “Abbaye Notre-Dame de Quarr”
- German: “Quarr Abbey”
- Irish: “Quarr Abbey”
- Italian: “abbazia di Quarr”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Quarr”
- Japanese: “クアール修道院”
- Japanese: “クォーアアビー”
- Russian: “Аббатство Кварр”
- Russian: “Кварр (аббатство)”
- Slovenian: “Quarr Abbey, otok Wight”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Quarr”
- Spanish: “monasterio de Anta María de Quarr”
- Turkish: “Quarr Abbey”
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