Langley Abbey

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The Abbey is now a museum
The barn

Langley Abbey was an abbey of Premonstratensian Canons in Langley Green, now in the civil parish of Langley with Hardley, Norfolk, England.[1] The monastery was founded by Robert fitzRoger in 1195.[2]

There are remains of the church and barn as well as earthworks of other buildings and fish ponds. The site was partially restored and opened to the public as a museum in 2010.[3]

It is a Grade I listed building.[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ 'Houses of Premonstratensian canons: The Abbey of Langley', in W. Page (ed.), A History of the County of Norfolk, Vol. II (London, 1906), pp. 418-21 (British History Online).
  2. ^ M. Oliva, The Convent and the Community in Late Medieval England: Female Monasteries in the Diocese of Norwich, 1350-1540, Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, Vol. XII (Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge 1998), p. 16. ISBN 9780851155760
  3. ^ "Natural England - Langley Abbey opens to the public for the first time since 1197". Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Langley Abbey Remains, Langley with Hardley". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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