Coggeshall Abbey, Coggeshall

Name: Coggeshall Abbey
Address: Coggeshall, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Coggeshall

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Coggeshall Abbey, situated south of the town of Coggeshall in Essex, was founded in 1140 by King Stephen of England and Matilda of Boulogne, as a Savigniac house but became Cistercian in 1147 upon the absorption of the order. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1137 (887 years ago)Coordinates: 51°52'9"N, 0°41'33"E

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Coggeshall United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Wilkin & Sons, Cressing Temple, Layer Marney Tower, Chappel Viaduct.

5.1 miSE
Museum
Wilkin & Sons, Tiptree
130 min walk • Wilkin & Sons Limited is a manufacturer of preserves, marmalades and associated products established in Tiptree, Essex, England in 1885, and known for its "Tiptree" brand of fruit preserves.
4.1 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Cressing Temple, Braintree
106 min walk • Cressing Temple is an ancient monument situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, close to the villages of Cressing and White Notley.
5.5 miSE
Museum, History museum, Observation decks and towers
Layer Marney Tower
140 min walk • Layer Marney Tower is a Tudor palace, composed of buildings, gardens and parkland, dating from 1520 situated in Layer Marney, Essex, England, between Colchester and Maldon. The building was designated Grade I listed in 1952.
4.5 miNE
Bridge
Chappel Viaduct
114 min walk • The Chappel Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the River Colne in the Colne Valley in Essex, England. It carries the Gainsborough Line which now is a short branch linking Marks Tey in Essex to Sudbury in Suffolk.
4.4 miS
Classes and workshops, Event space, Park
Braxted Park, Witham
112 min walk • Braxted Park, formerly called Braxted Lodge, is a country house in the Queen Anne style set in a landscaped 2,000 acre park near the village of Great Braxted, Essex. In the Domesday Book of 1086, Eudo Dapifer is shown as owner of the manor.
~1930 ftW
Music venue
Coggeshall Grange Barn, Coggeshall
10 min walk • Grange Barn is a historic timber-framed building in Coggeshall, Essex, England. Grange Barn was built by the Cistercians in the 13th century to serve Coggeshall Abbey. It underwent significant structural alteration in the 14th century. It is Grade I listed.
4.8 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
East Anglian Railway Museum
124 min walk • The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, England, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. Services on the Sudbury Branch Line are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.
0.4 miN
Church
St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall
11 min walk • St Peter ad Vincula in Coggeshall, Essex, is one of a group of oversized churches built following the success of the early wool-trade in the East Anglia area. It is Grade I listed.
4.3 miSE
Windmill
Messing Maypole Mill, Tiptree
111 min walk • Messing Maypole Mill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Tiptree, Essex, England which has been converted to a residence. Prior to boundary changes made when the civil parish of Tiptree was established in 1934, the mill was in the parish of Tolleshunt Knights.
5.1 miW
51°52'5"N • 0°34'20"E
Namco Funscape Braintree, Braintree
131 min walk • Bowling alley, Game and entertainment center
4 miN
Monastery
Colne Priory, Earls Colne
102 min walk • Colne Priory at Earls Colne, Essex was a Benedictine priory, initially a dependent cell of Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire. It was founded by Aubrey de Vere I and his wife Beatrice in or before 1111.