Forde Abbey

Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre estate is farmed to provide additional revenue. Forde Abbey is a grade I listed building.

Photo: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0.

Email: info@fordeabbey.co.uk
Type: House
Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK
Address: Forde Abbey, Chard, TA20 4LU

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Stephen, Winsham and Church of St Thomas.

Church of St Stephen, Winsham

Church

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Anglican Church of St Stephen in Winsham, Somerset, England, was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Stephen, Winsham is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Forde Abbey.

Church of St Thomas

Church

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Thomas in Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century and rebuilt in 1868. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Thomas is situated 2½ miles north of Forde Abbey.

Squirrel Inn

Pub

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Squirrel Inn is a pub, which is situated 1½ miles east of Forde Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tatworth and Blackdown.

Tatworth

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tatworth is a village 2 miles south of Chard in the county of Somerset, England. It is within Tatworth and Forton civil parish. Tatworth is a large village, consisting of a number of smaller villages including South Chard, Perry Street and Chard Junction which are close together. Tatworth is situated 2 miles west of Forde Abbey.

Blackdown

Hamlet

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackdown is a village in Broadwindsor parish in the west of Dorset, England, situated on the B3165 road 7 miles west of Beaminster. It had a population of 128 at the 2001 Census. Blackdown is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forde Abbey.

Tytherleigh

Village

Tytherleigh is a village in the civil parish of Chardstock in Devon, England, close to the borders with Dorset and Somerset on the A358 road between the towns of Axminster and Chard. Tytherleigh is situated 2½ miles southwest of Forde Abbey.

Forde Abbey

Categories: historic house museum, English country house, abbey, castle, building, historic site, and residential building
Location: Thorncombe, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.84271° or 50° 50′ 34″ north

Longitude

-2.91143° or 2° 54′ 41″ west

Inception

1141

Open location code

9C2VR3VQ+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47189011

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q689615

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Forde Abbey” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Forde Abbey”
French: “abbaye de Forde”
French: “Abbaye de Forde”
French: “Forde Abbey”
German: “Forde Abbey”
Italian: “Forde Abbey”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Forde Abbey”
Norwegian: “Forde Abbey”
Portuguese: “Forde Abbey”
Turkish: “Forde Abbey”

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