Anchin Abbey

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Anchin Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1079 in the commune of Pecquencourt in what is now the Nord department of France. ()

Local name: Abbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin Established: 1079 (945 years ago)Coordinates: 50°23'11"N, 3°12'31"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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Anchin Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Centre Historique Minier de Lawarde, Marchiennes Abbey, Sin-le-Noble, Church of Our Lady.

4.1 miS
Museum
Centre Historique Minier de Lawarde, Lewarde
104 min walk • Delloye Pit The Delloye or Joseph Delloye pit of the Compagnie des mines d'Aniche is a former colliery of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin, located in Lewarde. After thirteen years of closure, the site has become the Lewarde Mining Historical...
3.5 miNE
Monastery
Marchiennes Abbey, Marchiennes
90 min walk • Marchiennes Abbey was a French monastery located on the Scarpe in Marchiennes. It was founded around 630 by Adalbard of Douai, and Irish monks, disciples of Saint Columbanus, on the advice of Saint Amand.
4.6 miW
Area
Sin-le-Noble, Douai
119 min walk • Sin-le-Noble is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
5.6 miW
Church
Church of Our Lady, Douai
142 min walk • The Notre-Dame de Douai church is primitive Gothic style.
3.2 miNW
Church
St. Michael's Church, Flines-lez-Raches
82 min walk • The Saint-Michel church is a Catholic church located in Flines-lez-Raches, France.
3.8 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Musée Archéologique Arkeos, Douai
97 min walk • The Arkéos archaeological museum-park is located on the territory of the communes of Douai and Râches, on the right bank of the Scarpe. It is open to the public since June 21, 2014.
3.7 miSE
50°21'33"N • 3°16'52"E
Town Hall, Somain
95 min walk • City hall
4.8 miW
Church
Église Notre-Dame des Mineurs, Douai
124 min walk • The church Notre-Dame-des-Mineurs is located in Waziers, in the district of La Clochette. It is classified as a historical monument by decree of March 8, 2010 and classified since June 30, 2012 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
6.9 miSE
Church
St. Martin's Church
175 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in Mastaing, in France.
5 miW
Memorial
Puits n° 9, Roost-Warendin
127 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de l'Escarpelle was a mining company that exploited coal in Roost-Warendin, Leforest, Pont-de-la-Deûle, Dorignies, Courcelles-les-Lens and Auby in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin, straddling the Nord and Pas-de-Calais...
4.7 miW
Memorial
Puits Gayant n° 1, Waziers
119 min walk • The Aniche Mining Company was a French company that operated coal mines in the Nord-Pas de Calais. The company was founded in 1773 and became part of the Groupe de Douia in 1946. Prior to World War II the Aniche Mining Company produced over 3 million tons of coal per year, and employed 15,000 workers.