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The Abbeys of Great Britain

The Abbeys of Great Britain

by H. Claiborne Dixon

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Author
Dixon, H. Claiborne, 1810-1888
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
NA: Fine Arts: Architecture
Subject
Abbeys -- Great Britain
Category
Text
eBook-No.
49087
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49087
Release Date
May 30, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE ABBEYS OF GREAT BRITAIN
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION — ABBEYS OF GREAT BRITAIN
  5. 5.PART I—NORTHERN COUNTIES — CHAPTER I NORTHUMBERLAND: DURHAM LINDISFARNE: HEXHAM: JARROW: FINCHALE — LINDISFARNE ( Benedictine ) — HEXHAM ( Augustine Canons ) — JARROW ( Benedictine ) — FINCHALE ( Benedictine ) — CHAPTER II LANCASHIRE — FURNESS: WHALLEY — FURNESS ( Cistercian ) — WHALLEY ( Cistercian ) — CHAPTER III YORKSHIRE — ST MARY’S, YORK ( Mitred Benedictine ) — BYLAND ( Cistercian ) — JERVAULX ( Cistercian ) — RIEVAULX ( Cistercian ) — EASBY ( Præmonstratensian ) — WHITBY ( Benedictine ) — SELBY ( Mitred Benedictine ) — MEAUX ( Cistercian ) — CHAPTER IV YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING) FOUNTAINS: BOLTON: KIRKSTALL — FOUNTAINS ( Cistercian ) — BOLTON ( Augustine Canons ) — KIRKSTALL ( Cistercian )
  6. 6.PART II—SOUTHERN COUNTIES — CHAPTER V KENT: SURREY: SUSSEX: BERKSHIRE MINSTER: FAVERSHAM: BATTLE: CHERTSEY: READING: ABINGDON — MINSTER ( Benedictine ) — FAVERSHAM ( Cluniac ) — BATTLE ( Benedictine ) — CHERTSEY ( Mitred Benedictine ) — READING ( Mitred Benedictine ) — ABINGDON ( Mitred Benedictine ). — CHAPTER VI WILTSHIRE: HAMPSHIRE: DEVONSHIRE MALMESBURY: LACOCK: NETLEY: BEAULIEU: ROMSEY: SHERBORNE: CERNE: TAVISTOCK: BUCKLAND: BUCKFASTLEIGH MALMESBURY ( Mitred Benedictine ) — MALMESBURY ( Mitred Benedictine ) — LACOCK ( Augustine Nuns ) — NETLEY ( Cistercian ) — BEAULIEU ( Mitred Cistercian ) — ROMSEY ( Benedictine ). — SHERBORNE ( Benedictine ) — CERNE ( Benedictine ) — TAVISTOCK ( Mitred Benedictine ) — BUCKLAND ( Cistercian ) — BUCKFASTLEIGH ( Cistercian )
  7. 7.PART III—EASTERN COUNTIES — CHAPTER VII LINCOLNSHIRE: SUFFOLK: ESSEX CROYLAND: THORNTON: SWINESHEAD: BURY ST EDMUNDS: WALTHAM — CROYLAND ( Mitred Benedictine ) — THORNTON ( Mitred Augustine Canons ) — SWINESHEAD ( Cistercian ) — BURY ST EDMUNDS ( Mitred Benedictine ) — WALTHAM ( Augustine Canons )
  8. 8.PART IV—WESTERN COUNTIES — CHAPTER VIII HEREFORDSHIRE: SOMERSETSHIRE: GLOUCESTERSHIRE: MONMOUTHSHIRE DORE: GLASTONBURY: BATH: TEWKESBURY: TINTERN: LLANTHONY — DORE ( Cistercian ) — GLASTONBURY ( Mitred Benedictine ) — BATH ( Benedictine ) — TEWKESBURY ( Mitred Benedictine ) — TINTERN ( Cistercian ) — LLANTHONY ( Augustine Canons )
  9. 9.PART V—MIDLAND COUNTIES — CHAPTER IX OXFORDSHIRE: DERBYSHIRE: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: WORCESTERSHIRE DORCHESTER: DALE: NEWSTEAD: EVESHAM — DORCHESTER ( Augustine Canons ) — DALE ( Augustine and Præmonstratensian Canons ) — NEWSTEAD ( Augustine Canons ) — EVESHAM ( Mitred Benedictine ) — CHAPTER X MIDDLESEX — WESTMINSTER ( Mitred Benedictine ) — CHAPTER XI HERTFORDSHIRE — ST ALBANS ( Mitred Benedictine )
  10. 10.PART VI—WALES — CHAPTER XII GLAMORGANSHIRE: DENBIGHSHIRE NEATH: VALLE CRUCIS — NEATH ( Cistercian ) — VALLE CRUCIS ( Cistercian )
  11. 11.PART VII—SCOTLAND (NORTHERN COUNTIES) — CHAPTER XIII ABERDEENSHIRE: MORAYSHIRE: ROSS-SHIRE: PERTHSHIRE: STIRLINGSHIRE DEER: KINLOSS: FEARN: INCHAFFRAY: CAMBUSKENNETH — DEER ( Cistercian ) — KINLOSS ( Cistercian ) — FEARN ( Præmonstratensian Canons ) — INCHAFFRAY ( Augustine Canons ) — CAMBUSKENNETH ( Augustine Canons )
  12. 12.PART VIII—SCOTLAND (SOUTHERN COUNTIES) — CHAPTER XIV EDINBURGH or MIDLOTHIAN: BERWICKSHIRE HOLYROOD: DRYBURGH — HOLYROOD ( Augustine Canons ) — DRYBURGH ( Præmonstratensian Canons ) — CHAPTER XV ROXBURGHSHIRE MELROSE: KELSO: JEDBURGH — MELROSE ( Cistercian ) — KELSO ( Benedictine ) — JEDBURGH ( Augustine Canons ) — CHAPTER XVI DUMFRIESSHIRE: KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE: RENFREWSHIRE: FIFESHIRE LINCLUDEN: SWEETHEART: PAISLEY: DUNFERMLINE — LINCLUDEN ( Benedictine Nuns ) — SWEETHEART ( Cistercian ) — PAISLEY ( Mitred Cluniac ) — DUNFERMLINE ( Mitred Benedictine )
  13. 13.INDEX

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