Dieulacres Abbey |
Hob Uid: 77852 | |
Location : Staffordshire Staffordshire Moorlands Leek, Leekfrith
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Grid Ref : SJ9833057880 |
Summary : The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Benedict was founded in 1214 when Poulton Abbey was abandoned and the monks moved here. This new site had been given by Ranulf de Blundeville, Earl of Chester, some time after 1199. There were 7 monks in 1377, 11 in 1385 and 13 in 1538, the abbey was surrendered in 1538. Remains consist of piers of the crossing and south transept of the abbey church, the average height of these being 1.5m. A fishpond remains, although it has been much reduced by ploughing and the treading of cattle. |
More information : (SJ 98335788) Remains of Dieulacres Abbey (NR) (Cistercian founded AD 1214) (SJ 98435802) Stone Coffin Lid found. (NAT) (1) Dieulacres. The Abbey of St. Mary and St. Benedict was moved in 1214 to Dieulacres from Poulton (see SJ 45 NW 4) This new site had been given by Ranulf de Blundeville, Earl of Chester, some time after 1199. There were 7 monks in 1377, 11 in 1385 and 13 in 1538, the abbey was surrendered in 1538. Shafts of the chapel columns still stand several feet high, and there are remains of fishponds to the northeast. (2-5) Remains of Dieulacres Abbey, centred at SJ 8933 5788, consist of piers of the Crossing and south Transept of the abbey church; average height of these is 1.5m. (see GP). The stone coffin lid found at SJ 9843 5802 is probably the one built into the west wall of the stable at SJ 98275785 on Abbey Farm (see GP). Only one fishpond remains at SJ 98355798, though it has been much reduced by ploughing and the treading of cattle. (6)
Dieu-la-Cres Abbey ruins Grade 2. (7) |