Sibton Abbey

Sibton Abbey, an early Cistercian abbey located in Sibton near Yoxford, Suffolk, was founded about 1150 by William de Chesney, High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Type: Historical site
Description: former monastery in Suffolk, England, UK
Also known as: “Remains of Sibton Abbey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Sibton Park.

Church of St Peter

Church

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Church of St Peter is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Sibton Abbey.

Sibton Park

Manor estate

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Sibton Park is a Grade II* listed country house in Sibton, Suffolk, England. It was built in 1827 by Decimus Burton and is now part of the 5,000 acre Wilderness Reserve and owned by Jon Hunt. Sibton Park is situated 3,500 feet east of Sibton Abbey.

The New Inn

Guest house

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The New Inn is a guest house, which is situated 2,500 feet west of Sibton Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sibton and Peasenhall.

Sibton

Hamlet

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Sibton is a village and civil parish on the A1120 road, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is near the towns of Saxmundham and Halesworth, the village of Peasenhall and the hamlet of Sibton Green.

Peasenhall

Village

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Peasenhall is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 525.

Yoxford

Village

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Yoxford is a village in East Suffolk, England, close to the Heritage Coast, Minsmere Reserve, Aldeburgh and Southwold. It is known for its antique shops and for providing the setting for a Britten opera. Yoxford is situated 2 miles east of Sibton Abbey.

Sibton Abbey

Categories: abbey, ruins, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sibton, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.27562° or 52° 16′ 32″ north

Longitude

1.46559° or 1° 27′ 56″ east

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

9F437FG8+66

GeoNames ID

11594108

Wikidata ID

Q1517446

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Sibton Abbey” goes by many names.

French: “abbaye de Sibton”
French: “Abbaye de Sibton”
German: “Sibton Abbey”
Japanese: “シブトン修道院”

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