Bordesley Abbey
Bordesley Abbey was a 12th-century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. The abbey's foundation was an act of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, who gave the monks of Garendon Abbey in Leicestershire some more land.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forge Mill Needle Museum and Heart of Worcestershire College.
Forge Mill Needle Museum
Museum
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch, Worcestershire, is a historic museum depicting Redditch's Industrial Heritage. Opened in 1983 by Queen Elizabeth II, it records how in Victorian times, Redditch was the international centre of the needle and fishing tackle industry and once produced 90% of the world's needles. Forge Mill Needle Museum is situated 600 feet south of Bordesley Abbey.
Heart of Worcestershire College
College
Heart of Worcestershire College is an academic institution with campuses at Worcester, Malvern, Redditch and Bromsgrove. It was established in August 2014 on the merging of Worcester College of Technology and North East Worcestershire College. Heart of Worcestershire College is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Bordesley Abbey.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
The Palace Theatre is a Grade II listed theatre in Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1913 and has been primarily used as a theatre, but also as a cinema, rollerskating rink and bingo hall. Palace Theatre is situated 4,200 feet south of Bordesley Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bordesley and Redditch.
Bordesley
Village
Photo: John G Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bordesley is a village north of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England. Bordesley primarily comprises houses alongside the A441 Birmingham Road between Redditch and Alvechurch.
Redditch
Photo: Stub Mandrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Redditch is a town and non-metropolitan district with borough status in Worcestershire, England. In 2021, the town had a population of 81,637 and the district had a population of 87,037.
Beoley
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beoley is a small village and larger civil parish north of Redditch in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire. It adjoins Warwickshire to the east. The 2021 census gave a parish population of 984, mostly at Holt End.
Bordesley Abbey
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: abbey
- Categories: abbey, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Redditch District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.31668° or 52° 19′ 0″ northLongitude
-1.93405° or 1° 56′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C4W8388+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 231032471OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q893435
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Bordesley Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Bordesley”
- French: “Abbaye de Bordesley”
- German: “Bordesley Abbey”
- Italian: “abbazia di Bordesley”
- Latin: “Abbatia de Bordesleia”
- Russian: “Аббатство Бордесли”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Bordesley”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Redditch Crematorium & Abbey Cemetery and Redditch Fire Station.
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