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Croxden Abbey Remains

Croxden Abbey Remains

Croxden

Staffordshire

Cistercian Abbey remains. C1179-C1280 with addition of 1335-6.

Architectural Features

4 medieval coffins and the remains of a fifth are laid out in the ambulatory.

Abbot's Lodging: 1335-6

Croxden Abbey was founded by Bertram de Verdun in 1176, and was colonised by Cistercian monks from Aunay in Normandy

emigration to Croxden occurred in 1179.