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Croxden Abbey Abbots House
Hob Uid: 1055141
Location : Staffordshire East Staffordshire Croxden
Grid Ref : SK0662139683
Summary : The remains of the abbot's house at Croxden Abbey, situated to the south-east of the abbey church. The abbot's house was a large building of two storeys which was constructed in 1335-6. Internally it measures 19 metres by 8 metres. The two floors communicated by means of a stair turret which survives in the north-west angle. The thickness of the walling and the size of the buttresses suggest that the lower floor was vaulted.
More information : Previously recorded as SK 03 NE 1.7 The remains of the abbot's house at Croxden Abbey, situated to the south-east of the abbey church. The abbot's house was a large building of two storeys which was constructed in 1335-6. Internally it measures 19 metres by 8 metres. The two floors communicated by means of a stair turret which survives in the north-west angle. The thickness of the walling and the size of the buttresses suggest that the lower floor was vaulted. Scheduled and listed. (1-2) Additional references. (3-4)

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Source details : 15-Apr-94
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Source details : East Staffordshire, 30-MAY-1985
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Source details : PhD thesis, University of York
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : 'Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire. Croxden Abbey and its environs: an analytical earthwork survey', by G Brown and B Jones, 2009
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Vol(s) : 94-2009

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built 1335-6
Monument End Date : 1336
Monument Start Date : 1335
Monument Type : Monastic Dwelling
Evidence : Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : ST 5
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 21531
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 405525
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 03 NE 25
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