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Beaulieu Abbey.
"The Cistercian Abbey of Beaulieu is picturesquely situated in the New Forest, not far
from Southampton Water, and opposite to its
daughter house of Netley. Founded in 1204 by King
John, it soon became an important house of the Order;
it sent forth colonies to Hales and Newenham as well
as to Netley; it owned extensive landed property, and its
superior was a mitred abbot with a seat in the House of Peers. Now only a few
ruins remain to mark the place where it stood, whilst,
as a curious contrast, Netley over the water, its
comparatively humble daughter, stands, as far at least
as the church is concerned, almost as perfect as the day when the royal
wreckers of the sixteenth century left it to unprotected decay."
Extract from "The Greater Abbeys of England" (Open Library).
Also on view at this estate are Beaulieu Palace House and the National Motor Museum.
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Address:
Beaulieu,
Brockenhurst,
Hampshire SO42 7ZN
Website:
www.beaulieu.co.uk
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Some of the best abbeys...... |
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England: Westminster Abbey |
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| England:
Fountains Abbey |
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| England: Bath
Abbey |
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| Scotland:
Melrose Abbey |
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| Wales:
Tintern Abbey |
Recommended ...... |
Read: Westminster Abbey (Wonders of the World (Harvard University Press))
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Read: Treasures of Westminster Abbey
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Read: Fountains Abbey : the Story of a Mediaeval Monastery
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Read: Bath Abbey
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