Cockersand Abbey
Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: abbey in Thurnham, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cockersand Premonstratensian Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plover Scar Lighthouse and Christ Church, Glasson.
Plover Scar Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, England. Plover Scar Lighthouse is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Cockersand Abbey.
Christ Church, Glasson
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is in the village of Glasson, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Christ Church, Glasson is situated 2 miles northeast of Cockersand Abbey.
Sambo’s Grave
Memorial
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sambo's Grave is the burial site of a black cabin boy or slave on unconsecrated ground in a field near the small village of Sunderland Point, Lancashire, England. Sambo’s Grave is situated 1½ miles north of Cockersand Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunderland and Glasson Dock.
Sunderland
Village
Photo: Dr Greg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunderland, commonly known as Sunderland Point, is a small village among the marshes, on a windswept peninsula between the mouth of the River Lune and Morecambe Bay, in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England.
Glasson Dock
Village
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasson Dock, also known as Glasson, is a village in Lancashire, England, south of Lancaster at the mouth of the River Lune. In 2011, it had a population of around 600. Glasson Dock is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cockersand Abbey.
Overton
Village
Photo: Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Overton is situated 2½ miles north of Cockersand Abbey.
Cockersand Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, heritage site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Cockerham, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.97672° or 53° 58′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.87492° or 2° 52′ 30″ westInception
13th centuryOpen location code
9C5VX4GG+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 248610770OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12055201
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cockersand Abbey”. Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.