Vale Royal Abbey

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Vale Royal Abbey is a former medieval abbey and later country house in Whitegate England. The precise location and boundaries of the abbey are difficult to determine in today's landscape. The original building was founded c. 1270 by the Lord Edward, later Edward I for Cistercian monks. Edward had supposedly taken a vow during a rough sea crossing in the 1260s. Civil wars and political upheaval delayed the build until 1272, the year he inherited the throne. The original site at Darnhall was unsatisfactory, so was moved a few miles north to the Delamere Forest. Edward intended the structure to be on a grand scale—had it been completed it would have been the largest Cistercian monastery in the country—but his ambitions were frustrated by recurring financial difficulties. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1270 (754 years ago)Coordinates: 53°13'29"N, 2°32'33"W

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Nearby attractions include: Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse, Winsford Cross Shopping Centre, St Mary's Church, St Helen Witton Church.

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Museum, Specialty museum
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Church
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Church
St Stephen's Church
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Church, Gothic Revival architecture
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Concerts and shows, Theater
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Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
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