Swineshead Abbey

Swineshead Abbey was an abbey in , Lincolnshire. The Abbey of St Mary, a Cistercian monastery, was founded in 1134 by Robert de Gresley. Gresley and his son, Albert, endowed the Abbey with 240 acres of land and other gifts.
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  • Type: Historical site
  • Description: former abbey in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Abbey of St Mary”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Mary and Christ Church.

Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 4,100 feet west of Swineshead Abbey.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Swineshead Abbey.

Pub
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub, which is situated 4,000 feet west of Swineshead Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirton Holme and Kirton End.

Hamlet
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is a village in , England. It is situated within civil parish, and approximately 4 miles west from the town of . church, Christ Church, is part of the Brothertoft Group also known as 'Five in the Fen', which also includes: The village County Primary School was erected in 1879 after the formation of the Kirton School Board, but closed in 1968.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of in the district of , England. It lies on the B1391 road, 4 miles south-west from , and 1.5 miles north-east from . is situated 2½ miles east of Swineshead Abbey.

Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or in Holland is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston, , England. It was historically a market town. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,371. is situated 4 miles east of Swineshead Abbey.

Swineshead Abbey

Latitude
52.94895° or 52° 56′ 56″ north
Longitude
-0.14252° or 0° 8′ 33″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9C4XWVX4+HX
Geo­Names ID
11748279
Wiki­data ID
Q1437315
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