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    Basingwerk Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Dinas Basing) is a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The abbey, which was founded in the 12th...
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    Glyn (2009). Fountains Abbey. Amberley. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84868-418-8. Ivanov, Bojan (May 4, 2018). "The ruins of Basingwerk Abbey, Wales: artistic and...
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    During the Middle Ages, the well formed part of the estate of nearby Basingwerk Abbey. It was visited by several English monarchs, including Richard II and...
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    its woodland, reservoirs, ancient monuments (including the ruins of Basingwerk Abbey), rich industrial past and its factories which played a part in the...
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    In 1157, Basingwerk Abbey in Flintshire was handed over to Ranulf and Buildwas Abbey on the same terms as the Irish house. Both Basingwerk and St. Mary's...
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  • (1227 Melrose) Basingwerk Abbey, Flintshire, Wales (1131 Savigny) Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, England (1203 Citeaux) Biddlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire...
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  • Dyke, An earthwork running through the northern Welsh Marches from Basingwerk Abbey to Maesbury The Great Dyke, a mineral-rich feature that runs through...
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  • served as a witness to a charter that Dafydd ap Llywelyn wrote for Basingwerk Abbey, alongside his brothers Grono and Heilyn. One of his sons, Goronwy...
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  • Cadw website for Barclodiad y Gawres Burial Chamber Cadw website for Basingwerk Abbey Unesco World Heritage Site: Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in...
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    runs from east to west, starting at Basingwerk Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Dinas Basing), a Grade I listed ruined abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, and ends at...
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    later confiscated. In 1157 King Henry II gave the manor of Glossop to Basingwerk Abbey. They gained a market charter for Glossop in 1290, and one for Charlesworth...
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    The first cross on the site may have been set up by the Abbots of Basingwerk Abbey to mark the southern boundary of their land, granted in 1157. The date...
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    village were medieval monastic granges in the care of the monks of Basingwerk Abbey. The village church, dedicated to St Michael, was built in 1828 on...
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    (64 km) linear earthwork running through the northern Welsh Marches from Basingwerk Abbey on the River Dee estuary, passing east of Oswestry and on to Maesbury...
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    Drawn by Moses Griffith; engraved by Peter Mazell A miniature of Basingwerk Abbey from a unique set of eight extra-illustrated volumes of Thomas Pennant's...
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  • the Reformation, and virtually every town, of any size, had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it. (Often many small houses of monks, nuns...
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    2307/3678595. ISSN 1474-0648. JSTOR 3678595. Tringham, Nigel (1 June 2021). "BASINGWERK ABBEY (FLINTS.) AND ITS FOUNDERS: AN EARL, A KING AND A PRINCE*". The Welsh...
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  • Abbey Maenan Abbey Ysbyty Ifan Preceptory St Asaph Cathedral Monastery Denbigh Friary Ruthin Priory Vale Crucis Abbey Basingwerk Abbey Talacre Abbey Aberdaron...
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    is at the foot of the "Monks' Road", which was used by the monks of Basingwerk Abbey in North Wales. At the top of the road is the Abbot's Chair, the base...
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    Only the socket remains of this boundary cross, built by the monks of Basingwerk Abbey in North Wales. Henry II of England gave the manor of Glossop to the...
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    dissolution include: Basingwerk Abbey, Bourne Abbey, Brinkburn Priory, Buildwas Abbey, Cartmel Priory, Dorchester Abbey, Dore Abbey, Haltemprice Priory...
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  • VIII's dissolution include Basingwerk Abbey Bourne Abbey Brinkburn Priory Buildwas Abbey Cartmel Priory Dorchester Abbey Dore Abbey Haltemprice Priory Keldholme...
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    all Wales, exceeded by few in England", which was originally part of Basingwerk Abbey near Holywell. Nearby is St Dyfnog's Well, once a destination for pilgrims...
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  • join the Cistercian order, is founded near Ripon in Yorkshire.: 11  Basingwerk Abbey originally Benedictine, and later Cistercian, is founded near Holywell...
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    the so-called Monks' Road, a road used by the monks of Basingwerk Abbey to administer the abbey's estate. It leads to Charlesworth, Chisworth and Hayfield...
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  • from Oxwich, Glamorgan. XCI, p. 309. 1936 Some Roman pottery from Basingwerk Abbey. XCI, p. 144, 1936. Bronze implements from Swansea, Glamorgan. XCII...
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    dissolution include: Basingwerk Abbey, Bourne Abbey, Brinkburn Priory, Buildwas Abbey, Cartmel Priory, Dorchester Abbey, Dore Abbey, Haltemprice Priory...
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  • not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL001: Basingwerk Abbey coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw...
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  • Monasteries - Abergavenny Priory, Basingwerk Abbey, Caldey Island Priory, Chepstow Priory, Cymer Abbey, Ewenny Priory, Grace Dieu Abbey, Haverfordwest Priory, Kidwelly...
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    Neath Abbey was once the largest abbey in Wales. The route includes both the coast and the hinterland of Wales, incorporating Conwy, Basingwerk Abbey, Valle...
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