Sawtry Abbey
Sawtry Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located between Sawtry and Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1147 by Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, who was the grandson of Earl Waltheof and Judith, the niece of William the Conqueror who held the manor when the Domesday Survey was compiled.- Ruins
- …is also known as “Sawtry Abbey Site”
- Description: former monastery in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Woodwalton and Woodwalton Castle.
St Andrew’s Church, Woodwalton
Church
St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church… St Andrew’s Church, Woodwalton is situated 4,100 feet east of Sawtry Abbey.
Woodwalton Castle
Archaeological site
Woodwalton Castle was a small motte and bailey castle… Woodwalton Castle is situated 1 mile east of Sawtry Abbey.
Woodwalton Marsh
Nature reserve
Woodwalton Marsh is a 0.8-hectare biological Site…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodwalton and Sawtry.
Woodwalton
Village
Woodwalton is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, in Wood Walton civil parish. Woodwalton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sawtry Abbey.
Coppingford
Hamlet
Coppingford is a village and former civil parish, now… Coppingford is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sawtry Abbey.
Sawtry Abbey
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Latitude
52.42757° or 52° 25′ 39″ north
Longitude
-0.24112° or 0° 14′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C4XCQH5+2H
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Sawtry Abbey” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Sawtry”
- French: “Abbaye de Sawtry”
- German: “Sawtry Abbey”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Five Arches Nature Reserve and Woodwalton Private Airstrip.
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