Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined abbey in the English town of Reading, founded in 1121 by King Henry I
- Also known as: “Abbey Ruins”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reading Crown Court and Forbury Gardens.
Reading Crown Court
Courthouse
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.
Reading Crown Court is a judicial facility in Reading, Berkshire. It is a Grade II listed building. Reading Crown Court is situated 430 feet west of Reading Abbey.
Forbury Gardens
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey, which was in front of the Abbey Church. Forbury Gardens is situated 540 feet northwest of Reading Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Cemetery Junction.
Newtown
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.
Cemetery Junction
Locality
Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.
Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
Coley
Suburb
Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coley is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.
Reading Abbey
- Categories: abbey, church ruin, tourism, ruins, grassland, and historic site
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4562° or 51° 27′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.96505° or 0° 57′ 54″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9C3XF24M+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 599374827OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Reading Abbey” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ռիդինց աբբայություն”
- Basque: “Readingeko abadia”
- Belarusian: “Абацтва Рэдзінг”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Reading”
- Chinese: “雷丁修道院”
- Dutch: “Reading Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Reading”
- French: “Abbaye de Reading”
- Galician: “Abadía de Reading”
- German: “Abtei Reading”
- Greek: “Αββαείο του Ρέντινγκ”
- Hebrew: “מנזר רידינג”
- Italian: “abbazia di Reading”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Reading”
- Japanese: “リーディング大修道院”
- Japanese: “レディング修道院”
- Malay: “Reading Abbey”
- Maori: “Reading Abbey”
- Narom: “Abbaie de Rédingue”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reading Abbey”
- Norwegian: “Reading Abbey”
- Russian: “Редингское аббатство”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Reading”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Reading”
- Ukrainian: “Редінзьке абатство”
- Urdu: “ریڈنگ ایبی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Katesgrove and Spring Gardens.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as You’ve Found the Abbey Refectory (Explore the Abbey Quarter walk) and You’ve Found the Abbey Wharf (Explore the Abbey Quarter walk).
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