Bayham Old Abbey
Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c. 1208 through a combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley, Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the 16th century.Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Opening hours:
April—October: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
November—March: closed - Type: Archaeological site
- Description: abbey in Frant, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bayham Abbey”, “Premonstratensian Abbey at Bayham”, and “The Ruins of Bayham Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elephants Head Public House and St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst.
Elephants Head Public House
Pub
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elephants Head Public House is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Bayham Old Abbey.
St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst
Church
St Mary's Church is a parish church in Lamberhurst, Kent. It is a Grade I listed building. St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst is situated 2 miles east of Bayham Old Abbey.
The Chequers Inn
Pub
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chequers Inn is a pub, which is situated 1½ miles east of Bayham Old Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pembury and Wadhurst.
Pembury
Village
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pembury is a large village in Kent, in the south east of England, with a population of 6,128 at the 2011 census. It lies just to the north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Pembury is situated 3 miles northwest of Bayham Old Abbey.
Wadhurst
Photo: Tom Morris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. It is the centre of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which also includes the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. Wadhurst is twinned with Aubers in France.
Kilndown
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilndown is a village 5 miles west of Cranbrook in Kent, England. It is in the civil parish of Goudhurst. Kilndown is situated 3½ miles east of Bayham Old Abbey.
Bayham Old Abbey
- Categories: monastery ruins, abbey, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Frant, Wealden District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.10391° or 51° 6′ 14″ northLongitude
0.35526° or 0° 21′ 19″ eastOpen location code
9F324934+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1188984844OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4874529
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Bayham Old Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝咸老修道院”
- Japanese: “ベイハム修道院”
- Turkish: “Bayham Old Abbey”
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