Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018.Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: Benedictine abbey in Buckfast, Devon
- Address: Buckfast Road, Teignbridge District, England
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reed’s Cave and Pridhamsleigh Cavern.
Reed’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber. Reed’s Cave is situated 3,100 feet south of Buckfast Abbey.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern is a cave on the outskirts of Ashburton, Devon, England. It is approximately 1.1 kilometres in length with a total depth of just over 50 metres including Prid II. Pridhamsleigh Cavern is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Buckfast Abbey.
Bakers Pit
Cave
Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres. Bakers Pit is situated 3,100 feet south of Buckfast Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashburton and Poundsgate.
Ashburton
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.
Poundsgate
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 3½ miles northwest of Buckfast Abbey.
Buckland-in-the-Moor
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. Buckland-in-the-Moor is situated 4 miles north of Buckfast Abbey.
Buckfast Abbey
- Categories: abbey, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.49299° or 50° 29′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.77551° or 3° 46′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C2RF6VF+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1950779723OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q999611
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Thai—“Buckfast Abbey” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Buckfast Abbey”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Buckfast”
- Dutch: “Buckfast Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Buckfast”
- French: “Abbaye de Buckfast”
- German: “Buckfast Abbey”
- German: “Kloster Buckfast”
- Irish: “Buckfast Abbey”
- Italian: “abbazia di Buckfast”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Buckfast”
- Persian: “دیر باکفست”
- Polish: “Buckfast Abbey”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Buckfast Abbey”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Buckfast”
- Spanish: “Abadia de buckfast”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Buckfast”
- Spanish: “abadía de Buckfast”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Buckfast”
- Thai: “Buckfast Abbey”
- Thai: “บักฟาสต์แอบบีย์”
- Thai: “บัคฟาสต์แอบบี”
- Thai: “แอบบีบัคฟาสต์”
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