Flaxley Abbey

Flaxley Abbey
The grounds of Flaxley Abbey
Flaxley Abbey is located in Gloucestershire
Flaxley Abbey
Location within Gloucestershire
Former namesDene Abbey
General information
StatusGrade I listed
TypeStately home
LocationGloucestershire
Town or cityFlaxley
CountryUK
Coordinates51°50′10″N 02°27′07″W / 51.83611°N 2.45194°W / 51.83611; -2.45194
Construction started30 September 1151
Completed1154
Design and construction
Architect(s)Redesign Anthony Keck.[1]
Other designersInterior Design Oliver Messel.[2]

Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed English country house and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.[3]

  1. ^ "Flaxley Abbey". Parks & Gardens UK. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Oxford DNB article: Messel, Oliver Hilary Sambourne". oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England, "Flaxley Abbey (1299200)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 April 2017