Shaftesbury Abbey

Local nameShaftesbury Abbey
LocationShaftesbury, UK

Shaftesbury Abbey was an abbey that housed nuns in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It was founded in about 888, and dissolved in 1539 during the English Reformation by the order of Thomas Cromwell, minister to King Henry VIII. At the time it was the second-wealthiest nunnery in England, behind only Syon Abbey.

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More information and contact

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

Official Website http://shaftesburyabbey.org.uk/

Email User@shaftesburyabbey.fsnet.co.uk

Phone +44 1747 852910

Address 10 Church Lane, Shaftesbury SP7 8JT, United Kingdom

Coordinates 51°0'19.049" N -2°11'54.75" E

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