Athelney Abbey

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Athelney Abbey, established in the county of Somerset, England, was founded by King Alfred in 888, as a religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict. It was dedicated to "Our Blessed Saviour, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Egelwine". ()

Established: 888 (1136 years ago)Coordinates: 51°3'32"N, 2°56'4"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Burrow Mump, Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum, Church of the Holy Cross, Church of St Peter & St Paul.

1.1 miNE
Historical place, View point, Ruins
Burrow Mump, Bridgwater
29 min walk • Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument, with the ruined church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building.
2.3 miN
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum, Bridgwater
58 min walk • The Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage is a small industrial heritage museum dedicated to steam powered machinery at Westonzoyland in the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Cross
76 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross in Middlezoy, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. William of Bitton II was the rector by 20 April 1263. From the 13th to early 16th century, when it became a separate parish, Middlezoy was a chapelry of Sowy parish.
2.8 miSW
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul
72 min walk • The Church of St Peter & St Paul in North Curry, Somerset, England, is nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Moors’. It dates from the 14th century and has been designated a Grade I listed building.
4.2 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary, North Petherton
108 min walk • The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet.
3.7 miSE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Curry Rivel
96 min walk • The Church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and is designated as a Grade I listed building. It was included in Simon Jenkins England's Thousand Best Churches.
3.2 miSE
Museum, Memorial
Burton Pynsent Monument
81 min walk • The 140 feet Burton Pynsent Monument on Troy Hill at Burton Pynsent, within the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, was built in 1767 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3.3 miSE
Park
Burton Pynsent House
85 min walk • Burton Pynsent House is a historic country-house in the parish of Curry Rivel, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.3 miS
Church
Church of St Gregory
34 min walk • The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory, is a Church of England parish church in Somerset, England. Its parish is part of the Athelney Benefice, along with the parishes of St Michael, Burrowbridge, St Bartholomew, Lyng and SS Peter and Paul, North Curry.
4 miS
Church
Church of St Martin
102 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fivehead, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church built of Hamstone includes a three-bay nave, chancel, south aisle and porch, and a west tower. The three-stage tower dates from around 1505.
3.5 miN
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
88 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Westonzoyland, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. St Mary's Parish Church, with its 15th-century carved timber roof, has a link with two conflicts. It served as a prison for around 500 troops after the Battle of Sedgemoor.