Thornton Abbey - Wikipedia
Thornton Abbey was a medieval abbey located close to the small North Lincolnshire village of Thornton Curtis, near Ulceby, and directly south of Hull on the other side of the Humber estuary. Its ruins are a Grade I listed building, including notably England's largest and most impressive surviving monastic gatehouse. [1][2]
History of Thornton Abbey - English Heritage
Thornton, founded in 1140, was one of Britain’s richest Augustinian abbeys by the late 13th century. It has the largest and most impressive surviving monastic gatehouse in Britain, built 1377–82.
Thornton Abbey & Gatehouse - English Heritage
Thornton Abbey's enormous and ornate fortified gatehouse is the largest and amongst the finest in England. Thornton Abbey's impressive architecture reflects the abbey's history as one of Britain's richest Augustinian abbeys.
Significance of Thornton Abbey - English Heritage
Thornton Abbey was the first religious house founded by William Le Gros (c.1110–1179), ruler of a vast swath of Lincolnshire and north Yorkshire, and his eventual burial place. He founded the abbey four months after his momentous victory in 1138 over the Scots at the Battle of the Standard at Northallerton in Yorkshire.
Description of Thornton Abbey - English Heritage
A description of the surviving architecture of Thornton Abbey, and an analysis of the earthworks and buried remains.
Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse - Lincolnshire Life
Standing just a few miles south and west of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire is one of the county’s most amazing, but perhaps lesser known, tourist attractions: Thornton Abbey and Gatehouse. At the end of a quiet lane the enormous and ornately fortified gatehouse comes into …
History & Tradition - Mount Angel Abbey
Mount Angel Abbey inherited Saint Benedict’s Rule of life with its 1,500-year-old tradition of prayer and work. Founded from the Swiss Abbey of Engelberg in 1882, Mount Angel Abbey strives to be a place where all can “seek things above” in peace and solitude.
Thornton Abbey - Wikiwand
Thornton Abbey was a medieval abbey located close to the small North Lincolnshire village of Thornton Curtis, near Ulceby, and directly south of Hull on the other side of the Humber estuary. Its ruins are a Grade I listed building, including notably England's largest and most impressive surviving monastic gatehouse. [1] [2]
Thornton Abbey, North Lincolnshire: Historical, Archaeological …
Between 2007 and 2009, English Heritage carried out historical, archaeological and architectural research at Thornton Abbey, a major Augustinian house in Lincolnshire. The findings of geophysical surveys undertaken by English Heritage in 1995 were also taken into account.
Thornton Abbey & Gatehouse - Visit North Lincolnshire
The ornate fortified gatehouse of Thornton Abbey is among the finest in Britain. There are remains of monastic buildings and an exhibition on the abbey’s history. Extensive restoration of the crumbling monastery and a new exterior staircase gives visitors easier access to the gatehouse and its haunting passageways and hidden alleys.
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