Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII.
- Tourist attraction
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: abbey in Dorset, England (888–1539)
- Postal code: SP7 8JT
- Email: user@shaftesburyabbey.fsnet.co.uk
Places of Interest Nearby
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Westminster Memorial Hospital
The Westminster Memorial Hospital is a small community hospital in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
410 feet southwest of Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury Town Hall
Shaftesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
360 feet east of Shaftesbury Abbey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and Melbury Abbas.
Melbury Abbas
Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England.
2 miles southeast of Shaftesbury Abbey
Duncliffe Wood
Duncliffe Wood is an ancient woodland on the summit…
2½ miles west of Shaftesbury Abbey
Shaftesbury Abbey
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Latitude
51.00527° or 51° 0′ 19″ north
Longitude
-2.19855° or 2° 11′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C3V2R42+4H
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = abbey
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Turkish—“Shaftesbury Abbey” goes by many names.
Սաֆտսբերիի աբբայությունArmenian
沙夫茲貝利修道院Chinese
Shaftesbury AbbeyDutch
αβαείο του ΣάφτεσμπεριGreek
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Шафтсберийское аббатствоRussian
Shaftesbury AbbeySwedish
Shaftesbury AbbeyTurkish
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