Muchelney Abbey

Local nameMuchelney Abbey
LocationMuchelney, UK

Muchelney Abbey is an English Heritage property in the village of Muchelney in the Somerset Levels, England. The site consists of ruined walls showing the layout of the abbey buildings constructed from the 7th to 16th and the remaining intact Abbott's House. It is next to the parish church in which some of the fabric of the abbey has been reused.

It comprises the remains and foundations of a medieval Benedictine abbey, the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon abbey, and an early Tudor house dating from the 16th century, formerly the lodgings of the resident Abbot, which is now a Grade I listed building. The ruins of the abbey have been scheduled as an ancient monument.The abbey was founded in the 7th or 8th century, damaged by Viking raids and rebuilt and refounded in the 10th century.

Tags Listed BuildingEnglish HeritageScheduled MonumentBenedictineMedievalAbbeyRuinsMonastery
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muchelney_Abbey

Official Website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/muchelney-abbey/

Address (Unnamed Road), TA10 0, United Kingdom

Coordinates 51°1'13.021" N -2°48'56.566" E

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