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Remains of Thornton Abbey Church and Adjoining Monastic Ranges

Remains Of Thornton Abbey Church And Adjoining Monastic Ranges

Thornton Curtis

Lincolnshire

Ruins of Abbey church and adjoining monastic buildings founded as a Priory in 1139.

Architectural Features

Late C12 - early C13 dormitory vault, remainder largely rebuilt between mid C13 and late C14: church begun 1264, south transept 1280-90, chapter house 1282-1308, cloistral range begun 1322-3, refectory 1348-64, with minor late C15 - early C16 additions.