Waverley Abbey

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Waverley Abbey is a ruined former Cistercian monastery in Surrey, England, notable as one of the earliest Cistercian foundations in Britain.

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Waverley Abbey canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cistercian monastery
ruin
scheduled monument
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
surface form: Blessed Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
dissolved 1536
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
founded 1128
foundedAs Cistercian abbey
foundedBy William Giffard
foundedInCentury 12th century
founderOccupation Bishop of Winchester
governedBy Abbot of Waverley
gridReference SU 873 460
hasArchitecturalStyle Early Gothic
Romanesque
hasMaterial stone
hasNotableFeature earthworks of precinct
standing walls of the church
vaulted undercroft
hasRemainsCondition ruined
hasStructureType chapter house
church ruins
cloister
refectory
hasTouristAccessType free access
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
influenced later Cistercian foundations in England
locatedIn England
Surrey
Waverley District
surface form: Waverley district
locatedNear Farnham
locatedOn River Wey
managedBy English Heritage
nearbySettlement Elstead
Tilford
oneOfEarliest Cistercian foundations in Britain
openToPublic yes
ownedBy English Heritage
partOf Cistercians
surface form: Cistercian order in England
precededBy Savigny Abbey tradition
region South East England
religiousOrder Cistercians
usedFor heritage education
monastic community
religious life
tourism

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Waverley namedAfter Waverley Abbey
Waverley hasHeritageSite Waverley Abbey