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.

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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, 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″ north

Longitude

-2.87492° or 2° 52′ 30″ west

Inception

13th century

Open location code

9C5VX4GG+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 248610770

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q12055201

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