Lee Abbey
Lee Abbey, founded in 1946, is an ecumenical Christian community between Woody Bay and Lynmouth in Devon, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The first building on the site may have been a farmhouse built by Cistercian abbots of Forde Abbey around 1200.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: building and ecumenical community in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Lee Abbey Christian Conference, Retreat and Holiday Centre” and “Lee Abbey, With Walls And Gateway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lynton Town Hall and Lynton Cinema.
Lynton Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Mariatnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building. Lynton Town Hall is situated 1¼ miles east of Lee Abbey.
Lynton Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lynton Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Lee Abbey.
Lynton Village railway station
Railway station
Lynton Village railway station is a station in Lynton, Devon, England served by the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, a water-powered funicular railway. Lynton Village railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of Lee Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valley of the Rocks and Lynton.
Valley of the Rocks
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.
Lynton
Town
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lynton is a town on the Exmoor coast in the North Devon district in the county of Devon, England, approximately 17 miles north-east of Barnstaple and 18 miles west of Minehead, and close to the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers.
Barbrook
Village
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barbrook is a village in Devon, England. It is close to the source of the West Lyn River. The village post office and shop closed on 27 September 2008.
Lee Abbey
- Categories: intentional community, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon District, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22776° or 51° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.86565° or 3° 51′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3R64HM+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 1770256921OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q6512924
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Lee Abbey” goes by many names.
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Highlights include The Beacon Outdoor Activity Centre and Duty Point Tower.
Nearby Places
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