Romsey Abbey
Romsey Abbey is the name currently given to a parish church of the Church of England in Romsey, a market town in Hampshire, England. Until the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was the church of a Benedictine nunnery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: parish church in Romsey, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Abbey Church of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda” and “Romsey abbey”
- Roof shape: gabled
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King John’s House and Museum and Romsey Town Hall.
King John’s House and Museum
Historic building
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King John’s House and Museum is a historic building, which is situated 410 feet east of Romsey Abbey.
Romsey Town Hall
Town hall
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Romsey Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The structure is the meeting place of Romsey Town Council. Romsey Town Hall is situated 470 feet southeast of Romsey Abbey.
The Abbey United Reformed Church
Church
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The Abbey United Reformed Church is situated 350 feet southeast of Romsey Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbotswood and Awbridge.
Abbotswood
Suburb
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Abbotswood is a new 52-hectare building development planned to have 800 homes. It is located just to the north east of the town of Romsey in the Test Valley local government district. Abbotswood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Romsey Abbey.
Awbridge
Village
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Awbridge is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about three miles northwest of Romsey, and near the River Test. Awbridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Romsey Abbey.
Crampmoor
Village
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Crampmoor is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Romsey Extra. Its nearest town is Romsey, which lies approximately 2 miles west from the village. Crampmoor is situated 2 miles east of Romsey Abbey.
Romsey Abbey
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Romsey, Test Valley District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.98966° or 50° 59′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.50139° or 1° 30′ 5″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Levels
2Height
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C2WXFQX+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 63585820OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledGeoNames ID
12450855Wikidata ID
Q6137344
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Romsey Abbey” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “abadia de Romsey”
- Chinese: “拉姆齊修道院”
- Chinese: “拉姆齐修道院”
- Chinese: “罗姆西修道院”
- Chinese: “羅姆西修道院”
- Dutch: “abdij van Romsey”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير رومسى”
- French: “abbaye de Romsey”
- French: “Abbaye de Romsey”
- German: “Romsey Abbey Church”
- Hebrew: “מנזר רומזי”
- Irish: “Mainistir Romsey”
- Japanese: “ラムジー修道院”
- Japanese: “ロムジー修道院”
- Persian: “دیر رومزی”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Romsey”
- Portuguese: “Romsey Abbey”
- Slovenian: “Opatija Romsey”
- Slovenian: “Romsey Abbey”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Romsey”
- Swedish: “Romsey Abbey”
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