Sawley Abbey
Sawley Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks in the village of Sawley, Lancashire, in England. Created as a daughter-house of Newminster Abbey, it existed from 1149 until its dissolution in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII.Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Cistercian monastery in Sawley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spread Eagle Hotel and Bowland High.
Spread Eagle Hotel
Restaurant
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spread Eagle Hotel is a restaurant, which is situated 550 feet north of Sawley Abbey.
Bowland High
School
Bowland High is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Grindleton in Lancashire, England. It educates pupils from ages 11–16, and as of 2022 has approximately 550 pupils. Bowland High is situated 2,400 feet west of Sawley Abbey.
Swanside Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swanside Bridge is situated 1 mile southeast of Sawley Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clitheroe and Bracewell.
Clitheroe
Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clitheroe is an attractive market town in the Ribble Valley in East Lancashire. It has a Norman castle guarding the transport route along the valley, and is a good base for exploring the Forest of Bowland to the north.
Bracewell
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bracewell is a village, which is situated 5 miles east of Sawley Abbey.
Newton-in-Bowland
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newton or Newton-in-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, in the county of Lancashire, England, formerly known as Newton-on-Hodder. Newton-in-Bowland is situated 6 miles northwest of Sawley Abbey.
Sawley Abbey
- Categories: abbey, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Sawley, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.91334° or 53° 54′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.34162° or 2° 20′ 30″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C5VWM75+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 327481008OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Sawley Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “索利修道院”
- Dutch: “Sawley Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Sawley”
- French: “Abbaye de Sawley”
- German: “Sawley Abbey”
- Russian: “Аббатство Соли”
- Russian: “Соли (аббатство)”
- Russian: “Соли”
- Turkish: “Sawley Abbey”
Localities in the Area
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