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Vaudey Abbey
Hob Uid: 348506
Location : Lincolnshire South Kesteven Edenham
Grid Ref : TF0370021480
Summary : Cistercian abbey founded in 1147, dissolved in 1536. The abbey is situated in Grimsthorpe Park together with quarries owned by the abbey. The quarries were also worked during the 18th century. Field investigations in 1965 and 1977 found the abbey site marked by grass covered mounds enclosed within coniferous plantations, the quarries were also identified.
More information : [TF 03722150] Site of Vaudey Abbey [GT] (Cistercian Founded AD 1147) Stew Pond. (1) The Cistercian Abbey of Vaudey, or Vallis Dei, which was for a very short time at Bytham, was founded in 1147-8 and dissolved in 1536. A little masonry including the base of a clustered pier near the south end of the lake, is all that remains (3) . The church was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin and in the 18th century one of the springs in the park was still called Virgin's Well. The quarries of black marble which once belonged to the Abbey, were being worked in the 18th century. (2-4) The site of the abbey is marked by amorphous grass covered mounds. Centred TF 03702148 they extend for a short distance either side of the road through Grimsthorpe Park and are enclosed within coniferous plantations. (5) The well was not identified but the quarries are thought, by the estate manager, to be centred at TF 03702045. No change since 16 6 65. (6)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 1536
Monument Start Date : 1147
Monument Type : Stone Quarry, Well
Evidence : Earthwork, Uncertain Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Founded 1147-8; dissolved 1536
Monument End Date : 1536
Monument Start Date : 1147
Monument Type : Cistercian Monastery, Abbey
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Worked in C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : Stone Quarry
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 02 SW 6
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-06-16
End Date : 1965-06-16

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1977-08-30
End Date : 1977-08-30

Historic England Research Records

Vaudey Abbey